By Busayo Olowookere

Determined to give football academis in the country a voice of their own in the development of the round leather game, Association of Proprietors of Football Academics of Nigeria in partnership with Berackiah international, and Hyland Willaims Consulting LLP USA, have concluded plans for the maiden edition of the Nigeria Football Academies Championship (NGFAC ), slated for the first quarter of 2023.

According to the APFAN President, Dr. Francics Akinremi, the six geopolitical zones in the country will be captured for the first edition in Ogun, Kwara, Kano, Imo, Bauchi, and River States

Mr. Wonder Nwigwe, the CEO of Berackiah International, an affiliate of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, said the championship is a platform for harnessing the energies of the youths at the grassroots in a more positive direction thereby creating avenues for empowerment.

While the CEO of Hyland Willaims Consulting LLP based in the USA, Dr. Kinnney Willaims in his response, said all arrangements are in the top and to use the opportunity to explore the players to showcase their talents to the international community.

A total of 33 teams are expected to feature in the championship in the preliminary rounds in each zones while the final will be decided via Super 12 to determine the winners

The Super 12 will hold in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory between March and April, 2023