{"id":7235,"date":"2026-06-29T17:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2026\/06\/29\/this-award-inspires-me-to-aim-higher-philip-oluwatosin-named-dream-2-reality-player-of-the-season\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:31:32","slug":"this-award-inspires-me-to-aim-higher-philip-oluwatosin-named-dream-2-reality-player-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2026\/06\/29\/this-award-inspires-me-to-aim-higher-philip-oluwatosin-named-dream-2-reality-player-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018This Award Inspires Me To Aim Higher\u2019 \u2014 Philip Oluwatosin Named Dream 2 Reality Player Of The Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Philip-Oluwatosin.jpeg\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript lzl=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"850\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Philip-Oluwatosin-640x850.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Philip-Oluwatosin-640x850.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Philip-Oluwatosin-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Philip-Oluwatosin-771x1024.jpeg 771w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Philip-Oluwatosin-768x1020.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Philip-Oluwatosin-1157x1536.jpeg 1157w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Philip-Oluwatosin-316x420.jpeg 316w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Philip-Oluwatosin-681x904.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Philip-Oluwatosin.jpeg 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Philip Oluwatosin\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/d2r__fa\/\">Dream 2 Reality Football Academy<\/a> sensation Philip Oluwatosin has been crowned the academy\u2019s Player of the Season after an exceptional campaign that showcased his immense talent and consistency.<\/p>\n<p>The Lagos-based youngster earned the prestigious honour following a string of outstanding performances, including an impressive showing in the 2026 Nigeria Nationwide League, where he established himself as one of the academy\u2019s standout players.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Read Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/im-enjoying-my-football-blessing-okpe-hits-hat-trick-in-belarus\/\">\u2018I\u2019m Enjoying My Football\u2019 \u2014 Blessing Okpe Hits Hat-Trick In Belarus<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThis award inspires me to aim higher. I\u2019m grateful to my coaches, teammates and everyone who has supported me throughout the season,\u201d Philip said.<\/p>\n<p>The gifted youngster\u2019s remarkable campaign was further recognised as he swept three individual awards, underlining the impact he made throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>His performances drew widespread praise for his technical ability, work rate and maturity, qualities that have marked him out as one of the academy\u2019s brightest prospects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is just the beginning for me. I\u2019ll continue working hard every day because my dream is to play professional football at the highest level,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Philip\u2019s rapid development has attracted growing attention, with many tipping him to take the next step in his career and pursue opportunities in European football.<\/p>\n<p>For Dream 2 Reality Football Academy, the recognition is another testament to its commitment to developing talented young footballers capable of competing on the biggest stages.<\/p>\n<p>With confidence high after a memorable season, Philip Oluwatosin will now be looking to build on his success as he continues his journey toward professional football.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/this-award-inspires-me-to-aim-higher-philip-oluwatosin-named-dream-2-reality-player-of-the-season\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dream 2 Reality Football Academy sensation Philip Oluwatosin has been crowned the academy\u2019s Player of the Season after an exceptional campaign that showcased his immense talent and consistency. The Lagos-based youngster earned the prestigious honour following a string of outstanding performances, including an impressive showing in the 2026 Nigeria Nationwide League, where he established himself [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7235"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7237,"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235\/revisions\/7237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}