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| Some of the Finalists after the SAT Exam on Sunday, in the Middle is the Project Cordinator, Tom DeMao from United States |
Fifteen successful candidates have finally written
the last SAT Examinations, to prepare them for the United States University
accreditation.
The examination that took place at the American
International School in Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday, November 10 saw the
young lads beaming with the hope of becoming renowned football stars while
studying in an American University.
One of the youngsters, Samson Isaac, a 2011
graduate of Kings College Lagos expressed great optimism in passing the
examinations, with flying colours as well as securing a place in an American
University. “For coming this far, it is by God’s grace, out of hundreds of us
that started this journey, I am part of the finalists; this is an act of God.
All the same, I believe I possess both the football skills and intellectual
capacity to succeed,” he said.
Football Scholar is a youth programme sponsored by
telecommunications giant MTN with the aim of discovering talents that can
combine active football and education, at the tertiary level, within a
scholarship scheme.
The project is open to students within the age
bracket of 15 and 18 and is a platform for the discovery, nurturing and
exposure of budding soccer talents who will subsequently enjoy access to
scholarship opportunities to soccer-oriented Universities in the United States.
This year’s edition kicked-off in May with
try-outs, in seven cities of Port Harcourt, Enugu, Akure, Benin, Abuja, Ilorin
and Lagos. Selected participants proceeded to the Academy, where they got
intensive football training and academic teaching under the watchful eyes of
top-rated Nigerian coaches and a group of American soccer academies. The
finalists will be attending soccer-oriented American Universities for degree
courses, in due course.
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