Trials for the Women’s team to represent Nigeria at the 2012 Mexico City Homeless World Cup will kick off across three centres in Lagos.
Ex-Nigerian International Jide Oguntuase and German-born Helen Schönbrodt, who has already arrived Nigeria from Kassel, Germany will co-head the scouting team which includes Fatai Dagama Bisiriyu, Babalola Issah and Sunday Aremu.
The Nigerian team selector Search and Groom youth for development centre announced through the organisation’s Programmes Officer, Lovette Ochicha.
The three-week trial train will kick off with the community tour stage in Ijora white sand on Wednesday 18th July 2012, going through Agege and Ikorodu and to be rounded up with a 15-man extensive training programme at the Astroturf, Osborne, Ikoyi. Lagos.
Ten players selected during the Community tour trials held between 18th July and 3rd August will be joined by five players from Calabar, Cross River state; scouted during the implementation of the 2011Community Connects Cup, for a final selection of 8 girls that will represent Nigeria at the 2012 Homeless World Cup in Mexico City.
This year’s programme has a robust educational input tagged “PlayGreen”, an environmental awareness course outline and implemented in cooperation with Heinrich Boll Foundation Nigeria.
The Homeless World Cup is an annual World street soccer championship that highlights the positive power of sport by creating a unique setting for vulnerable and homeless people.
Nigeria and Sixty Nine other nations, including Host Mexico, defending Champions Scotland, 2-time champions Italy, Brazil, Argentina, England, Australia, South Africa, and Ghana will converge on a specially constructed 5,000 capacity all-seated Street Soccer Stadium at the historical Plaza de la Constitución, México City, between 6 – 14 October 2012.
A 2009 UEFA fair play award and outstanding display of sportsmanship in previous editions remains one of the indelible marks of the Nigerian team.
Portuguese player, BEBE of Manchester United is a recent example of many players who have gone on to become pro or semi-pro players.
The HWC is recognized and supported by the United Nations as one of the outlets for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, in close co-operation with UEFA.
Story from Yomi Kuku
Exec. Dir. Search and Groom Youth for Development Centre
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