{"id":3603,"date":"2023-09-27T13:04:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T12:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/09\/27\/our-aim-is-to-get-them-off-the-street-groom-them-for-future-excellence-taiwo-akanni-gives-insight-on-future-pro-academy-mission\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T13:04:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T12:04:23","slug":"our-aim-is-to-get-them-off-the-street-groom-them-for-future-excellence-taiwo-akanni-gives-insight-on-future-pro-academy-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/09\/27\/our-aim-is-to-get-them-off-the-street-groom-them-for-future-excellence-taiwo-akanni-gives-insight-on-future-pro-academy-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Our Aim Is To Get Them Off The Street, Groom Them For Future Excellence\u2019 \u2013 Taiwo Akanni Gives Insight On Future Pro Academy Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-27-at-4.37.29-AM.jpeg\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-27-at-4.37.29-AM-640x480.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-27-at-4.37.29-AM-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-27-at-4.37.29-AM-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-27-at-4.37.29-AM-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-27-at-4.37.29-AM-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-27-at-4.37.29-AM-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-27-at-4.37.29-AM-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-27-at-4.37.29-AM-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-27-at-4.37.29-AM-180x135.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-27-at-4.37.29-AM-238x178.jpeg 238w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-27-at-4.37.29-AM-681x511.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-27-at-4.37.29-AM.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Taiwo-Akanni\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Taiwo Akanni, a scout and also the welfare officer of Future Pro Academy has revealed the mandate and institution of the institution which is to take talented grassroots players off the street and build them for future excellence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/stakeholders-congratulate-adeboye-on-new-appointment\/\">Stakeholders Congratulate Adeboye On New Appointment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Popularly hailed as Sir T, he allayed that there are more than enough youngsters who are rough but once they land in the right hands, they can be refined into a good talent for the future and that\u2019s what their institution focuses on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are looking for grassroots young talent that has the ability and potential to grow to the highest pinnacle of football,\u201d he stated in an exclusive interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/\">Sports247.ng<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why we are giving room for trials to teams around and let\u2019s see some of the players we can possibly work with, I have seen two to three players in the past few days and I\u2019m going to talk to the management about them\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom there, we will know what to do when they come into the team and get a trial, if they meet up to the standard and what\u2019s required, we will keep them and develop them but if not, we won\u2019t hold them down,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Future Pro, we have an extensive program and we train a lot. We have U-17 and now we want to grow U-15 and that\u2019s our sole search for the trial, if they are outstanding, they get scholarships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Other News: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsupdate247.ng\/united-states-consulate-empowers-20-female-returned-migrants-through-awe\/\">United States Consulate Empowers 20 Female Returned Migrants Through AWE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also at some point when they have reached a certain point of growth, we prepare them for scouting program, the chairman will bring scouts from Europe and we just finished one at the Onikan Stadium where scouts flew in from Sweden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast month, some players went to Cairo in Egypt for trials, about 15 players and 6 were selected which shows how far we have come and how we are committed to grooming this player for global stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, there are few players that are our products in the Nigeria Premier League but our players are mostly abroad,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>\n<span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"\/> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Post Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">49<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/our-aim-is-to-get-them-off-the-street-groom-them-for-future-excellence-taiwo-akanni-gives-insight-on-future-pro-academy-mission\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwo Akanni, a scout and also the welfare officer of Future Pro Academy has revealed the mandate and institution of the institution which is to take talented grassroots players off the street and build them for future excellence. 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