From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa

 

Stakeholders including coaches have commended organizers of the Bayelsa State Governor’s Cup tagged “Prosperity Cup” for the introduction of foreign scouts programme for the competition.

FDC/VISTA GELENDZHIK scouting officials are currently in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital for a three -day scouting programme at the Samson Siasia stadium.

The team led by renowned FIFA agent Ojo Paul Omamomo includes Nikita Poliakov, Dmitrii Churkin from FDC VISTA, as well as national coach Kennedy  Boboye and ex international,  Joseph Eyimofe 

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Head of scouting FDC/ VISTA GELENDZHIK scouting Mr Nikita Poliakov charged the participating players in the trial to give their best as they are in Nigeria to identify budding talents that could begin a playing career in Europe by combining Football and education in one of the best football academies in Europe.

In an interview secretary of the Bayelsa State Football Association, Mr Diseye Nwankwe said this  years’ edition of the Prosperity Cup has  taken another dimension with involvement of  foreign scouts, stating that the platform would give opportunity to young Bayelsans to showcase their talents.

According to him from what he has seen Mr Nwankwe  had seen so far he was optimistic that the Prosperity Cup would produce players that would soon begin to feed Europeans clubs.

Coach of Dream Boys, Football Academy of Odi Dift Edike said grassroots football cannot thrive without competition like prosperity cup, adding that the introduction of a scouting programme by the organizers has given hope to players and grassroots coaches.