SEVEN players have been selected from the South-South zone, for the final of the Global Grassroots Football Tournament (GGFT) scheduled to take place at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja next month.
The tournament is organised by an Abuja-based football academy, Prestige Football Academy (PFA).
President and National Coordinator, GGFT, Uchendu Nwabara said the seven players would proceed to Abuja for the final selection scheduled to hold from May 23 to May 26.
He said the tournament, which started in the six geo-political zones of the country on April 17 with South-South taking the first shot, would end in the North-East on May 5 before the final in Abuja
Nwabara said the tournament, organised for players between 16 and 19 years, would be used for scouting of players for the national teams and various foreign clubs.
He said: “We are done with the South-South zone with a base in Port Harcourt; we are heading to the South-West zone with Lagos as the base.
“This tournament is the maiden edition and we have our target which is to help revive football in Nigeria through scouting of super quality players.
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