*By: Sunday Agunbiade (Mr VAR)*

Nigerians will witness a new phase of football scouting programme as European-based football talent scouting coaches and managers including Best Talent FC have landed Ikenne, Ogun State to wage war this Friday on a 4- day -programme.

According to the Head Coach of Mowe Football outfit, Yinka Popoola Gullit said his team is ready for any challenge stressing that his boys afraid of nobody .

Releasing the carefully selected teams with great ambition on players management, media visibility and emphasis on youth oriented clubs across South West Nigeria, the maiden edition of Summer Youth football competition is billed to commence tomorrow 19th July and ends 23rd of July, 2024.

The teams include the high flying football club with great football artistry which narrowly lost NNL ticket,Best Talent Football Club of Mowe owned by former player, Adeyinka Adeyemo. Others are Ojodu City FC, a semi finalist in the 2024 Viareggio cup in Italy, Unbeaten in the NLO 2023 is Magic Stars FC, Kings FC.

Completing the list of the invited teams are Atlanta City Sports Club, Ijebu Ode, Champions of the 2022 Ogun State Football League,Star Builders FC of Ijebu Ode and a proven hub of talented players to Europe, Right2Win FC from Abia State will make the trip to Ikenne for the tournament. 

In addition to the outstanding talents that would be scouted by international scouts, prizes and awards will be doled out to deserving players. All matches will be streamed live with top quality cameras supported with data analysis.

The list of Club Representatives expected at the Green Lock FC Summer Football Tournament are:

1.  Oliver Dirk Schlegl (German) 

2.  Ikimhi Ikimis (Hellas)

3.  Jean Phillippe Martin Durand (France)

4.  Valon Osmani (Serbia)

5.   Ahmet Arslan (Turkey)

6.  Nsofor Obinna (Nigeria)

 
7.  AbdelRahman Hassan Mohamed Hassan (Egypt) 

 8.  Sameh Ibrahim (Egypt) self sponsorship 

 9.  Orji Kelechi Nnorom (Nigeria) self sponsorship 

 10.  Daniel Achor (Nigeria) self sponsorship