Yes, I established Galaxy Sports Academy a year ago in Makurdi, Benue State, and I thank God for granting me the opportunity to give back especially to the people of Benue State. At the moment, we have a camp for our players at Aper Aku stadium. We also have a training field at Government College Makurdi. To the glory of God, we are making steady progress.
What would you say are the major problems confronting the academy?
The beginning of any human endeavour is usually difficult. We have basically two major
challenges. One is having our own football field. Although my dream is for us to have our own camp with training pitches, for now we are using one of the pitches at Government College Makurdi. There is also the challenge of feeding the players twice a day. So it was not easy dealing with these needs.
…..It’s challenging training young ones, but fun
5 Oct 1993: Precious Monye of Nigeria running on the pitch during a match. Photo: Clive Brunskill/Allsport
By Jacob Ajom
Precious Monye is among that generation of Nigerian footballers that dazzled the world at the Scotland ’89 FIFA U17 World Cup. They were so good that they made Pele of Brazil utter his now time wearied prediction, that if there was any African country worthy of winning the World Cup, that country ought to be Nigeria.
In this chat with Sports Vanguard, Monye recalls his humble beginnings in Aba, his invitation to the U17 camp and how he played for three national teams simultaneously.
Sat Dec 19 2020
A former captain of the once dreaded BCC Lions FC of Gboko, Bolaji Douglas has said he will forever cherish the time he spent playing for the club. In this interview with Trust Sports, the Scotland based ex-Super Eagles player speaks on his career and life after retirement.
Who is Bolaji Douglas?
My name is Bolaji Douglas. I am a retired footballer. I played in Nigeria for over 13 years. Although I am from Edo State, I was born and bred in Ilorin. I started my football career in P&T Satellite FC in Ilorin. From there, I moved on to KWASU Bomber FC also in Ilorin. From Bombers, I signed for NNB Benin but it was short lived because the team was disbanded. So I moved to play for 3SC Ibadan. From 3SC, I joined BCC Lions FC Gboko. I was with them for about seven years before finally quitting the game. I was part of the Super Eagles team that travelled to England in 1994 as well as the 1995 Confederation Cup in Riyadh. Presently, I am based in the Republic of Ireland