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By Francis Achi

nationwide League One, NLO side Mavlon FC continues to make giant strides in the development of young football talents in Nigeria, as a top Italian goalkeeper coach has stormed the club to train their young goalkeepers.

Knowing the importance of the goalkeeping department in the round leather game, the management took the great initiative to bring in a world-class goalkeeper coach that will help nurture the young goalkeepers in the club.

Club chairman, Bar. Kenneth Agadagba, said in interview that the main purpose of the club is to discover and nurture talents for the task of meeting European standards of football.

“In Mavlon Fc, we know the great importance of goalkeepers in football. It is, therefore, imperative to get the young ones in our midst to be trained into the standard required to excel in Europe.

“And at a time when there is a shortage of great goalkeepers within the Super Eagles setup, it is our desire to help nurture very good goalkeepers for the national teams of Nigeria.

“Every player irrespective of their positions ought to be developed, and the goalkeeping development is very key.

“The last line of the defence should not be treated shabbily in regards to their development, and that is the reason we therefore thought it wise to bring in a world class goalkeeper coach for this purpose,” he said.