The Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) Youth Workforce has formally kicked off its two-week coaching camp in Abeokuta, Ogun State, with an announcement victory in a closed-door pleasant match towards Wonderful Boys FC, triumphing 5-3 in a high-octane encounter.
The camp, which runs from October 4 to 17, follows the profitable conclusion of the 2024/2025 NPFL Youth Championship held throughout three zones— Ikenne, Isiala-Ngwa, and Kano. A complete of 70 standout gamers had been scouted from the match, and are presently present process intensive coaching and evaluation in Abeokuta.
Head coach Eugene Agagbe, who oversaw the workforce’s opening win, described the efficiency as “encouraging,” whereas sustaining that there’s nonetheless room for growth. “The boys confirmed starvation and aptitude, which is what we’re searching for. However we additionally know this can be a course of. We’re not there but,” Agagbe stated in a post-match interview.
The camp is being spearheaded by NPFL Youth League Director, Dominic Iorfa, in collaboration with 1 Nil Sports activities Administration, and is geared toward grooming elite youth skills able to feeding into the senior league and nationwide groups. From the 70 gamers in camp, solely 20 shall be chosen to kind the official NPFL Youth Workforce.
The workforce will return to motion tomorrow on the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta for one more pleasant match, a part of ongoing efforts to evaluate participant growth and establish distinctive skills.
The NPFL Youth Workforce initiative marks a renewed give attention to grassroots expertise growth in Nigerian soccer, with hopes of shaping the subsequent era of stars for each home and worldwide soccer levels.
