Greensprings Kanu camp expects 350 players

Organisers said the camp which is the brainchild of Greensprings School, Lagos in collaboration with Super Eagles former captain, Nwankwo Kanu with support from the West Africa School Sports Union (WASSU) is targeted towards teaching football and other sporting activities and help in the moulding of character and integrity. Students from Greensprings School will be […]

Organisers said the camp which is the brainchild of Greensprings School, Lagos in collaboration with Super Eagles former captain, Nwankwo Kanu with support from the West Africa School Sports Union (WASSU) is targeted towards teaching football and other sporting activities and help in the moulding of character and integrity.

Students from Greensprings School will be active participants in the Football Academy.

Meanwhile, the Head coach of the Under-16 team of Liverpool Football Club of England, Gary Lewis and other tacticians have been confirmed for the first annual Greensprings Kanu Football Camp scheduled for July this year.

Lewis, who works full time at Liverpool, will be joined by compatriot, Nigel Deeley, England Under-17 coach and a UEFA Grade A Licensed coach will be part of the coaching crew expected at the camp.

Also David Shepherd, a sports agent and UEFA Licensed agent will be part of the team coming to Nigeria for the clinic.

For Greensprings’ Director of Education, Professor George Hickman, the primary objective of the camp is the provision of an ‘all round’ educational programme, which delivers excellence to the youth of Nigeria and beyond.

He said: “In partnership with Kanu Nwankwo, Greensprings has been planning this exciting event for about a year. We realize that an Annual Football Academy could not only help in developing the abundance of football talent in Nigeria, it would also help this great country undergo resurgence in the sport which is loved so very much.”