All is set for the historic commissioning of Real Madrid Academy on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.
According to a release signed by the media office of the Minister of Youth and Sports Development and made available to PMParrot, Governor Nyesom Wike has invited the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare to unveil the institution which was earlier billed for commissioning last year, but had to be postponed due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic.
The Academy will be free to all Rivers State indigenes who are expected to constitute 70 percent of the intakes, while 30 percent would be opened to other states across the country.
The Academy which is in partnership with Real Madrid Football club of Spain is expected to nurture future stars by combining football with academics.
The Academy however is opened to kids between ages 5 and 17 years.
Real Madrid signed an agreement with the Rivers State Government to provide technical assistance to the Academy. The Real Madrid Football Academy, Port Harcourt was founded in 2019 by the Governor Wike having been given the franchise to operate by the Real Madrid Foundation in 2019.
The main objective of the Academy is to promote football values as a profession in Rivers State and Nigeria.
The Real Madrid Football Academy is an educational tool geared towards contributing to the comprehensive development of the personality of youths by creating jobs and wealth.
A former Chairman of the Technical and Development Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Barrister Christopher Green was appointed by Governor Wike to oversee and actualize the setting up of the academy.
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