SEDARA OLUWADARA
•••International Training Tour Planned For Sunshine Stars, Moyero FC Players
In bid to enhance the visibility of its players and create international opportunities for local football talents, Sunshine Stars FC have entered into a strategic partnership agreement with the management of Moyero FC & Scouting Network.
Moyero FC, a privately owned team in Akure with rich history in international transfer and wide scouting network, will be staging a four-day scouting tournament at the Ondo State Sports Complex from this Sunday, in collaboration with Sunshine Stars FC.
Speaking on the partnership and the scouting programme, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development in Ondo State, Hon. Dele Ologun, whose ministry superintendents over Sunshine Stars FC said Moyero is a renowned Agent in the football industry, the partnership with Moyero is part of the measures taken to expose players of Sunshine Stars to international market._
We will be providing logistic support to the Moyero group while we leverage on their already established international network to put our players before clubs abroad.__
We have been operating in the industry with great success for decades and I am sure things can only get better moving forward.
We will all benefit greatly from this synergy.__“Next on our calender is a scouting tournament starting this Sunday through Wednesday in Akure. A big time European scout from Switzerland who has links to several clubs in Europe will be on ground.
The Operational Chief of Moyero FC, Hon Akin Akinbobola explained that the collaboration with Sunshine Stars is part of the approach to expand their scope of business with the view of also giving back to the society._
Now we understand there is need to impact our people with our business and operation and it’s ideal we collaborate with Sunshine Stars first._
The participating teams of the four-day Moyero Scouting tournament are Sunshine Stars Team A and Team B, Moyero FC, Da Faria Sporting Club of Lagos, Jos based Propel Sports Academy and Ekiti State’s outfits; Tico FA, Wonderful Xchange FC and Gateway FA.
Others are Ondo State teams such as Agbana Wonderful FA, Alhaja Adeleke Dada FC and Omifon FC.
Thee tournament gets underway at the Ondo State Sports Complex on Sunday at 3pm while subsequent days Monday – Wednesday’s programmes starts by 8am.
Credit – Chris Okunnuwa
