Thousands throng stadium as Kanu, JayJay Okocha, others storm Bauchi for talent hunt project
Thousands of youths on Sunday stormed Abubakar Tafawa Balewa stadium for the talent hunt programme organized by the African Children Talents Discovery Foundation (ACTDF) in Bauchi.
The talent hunt and mentoring programme, which commenced on Saturday, was initiated to discover young and talented footballers between ages 16 and 18 with the aim of grooming future stars for the country.
Nigeria football superstars, JayJay Okocha, Kanu Nwankwo, Daniel Amokachi and others from African countries were present to mentor young talents.
After a match between the young players, the superstars defeated the old players in Bauchi scoring 2-0 in another match.
Noah Dallaji, the Chairman of ACTDF, in a statement said the programme advances ACTDF’s vision and mission to discover and develop Nigerian talents, with the ultimate aim of developing the country.
Mr Dallaji said the project would continue to progress as an annual event, while assuring that the next edition would attract greater numbers of soccer legends and participants.
“Successful participants will be taken to the ACTDF Academy in Abuja and trained before exposing them to foreign trials.” he said
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