BY JUDE OSSAI / ENUGU
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US-based Dr. Miracle Ihubuche, Chairman/CEO, Miracle FC Umunneochi (Club of the Bests) has described the youths football programme for Southeast geo-political zone held at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu as successful, saying some youths with football talents were discovered during the game.
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This is even as a Romanian football technocrat and FIFA-licenced agent, Bugdan Kostica, lamented that Nigeria does not have football culture, training, methodology to grow up like they grow in Europe.
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“This is the main situation they face here. I am very happy to be part of this project of Dr Miracle.
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“We have to find players who have the possibilities to grow up in Europe because in Europe everything is different but they are not better than young Nigerians”, the football agent said.
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Speaking at the joint press briefing after the prgramme, Dr Ihubuche said that they were already marketing the young boys, stressing that soon the players would playing in top football academy in Europe and other parts of the world.
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“We started this project thinking about the young people around the Eastern Nigeria. It is a new project I started with the governor, is one of the greatest scouts of all time.
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“I didn’t believe I have the money to fund this talent hunt programme. I just have the heart. I want to see that our youths have the opportunities that other youths all over have. And that is why we waited so long to have somebody like this.
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“He is the person that understands how to do it. I am not an expert in that, he is an expert. He has done things you cannot believe. More than 50% of the guys in the top league in Romania and many other parts of Europe had a link with him. Bringing him here is really a blessing because he has the spirit of helping the youths. He wants to liberate them from what is called football slavery and he came with all his heart.
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Speaking further, Kostica commended Dr Ihubuche for organising the prgramme, pointing out that he had not only put his money, he has put his heart on the project and that is why I joined him to do something for Enugu and Southeast Zone.
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“This is my first time of coming to Enugu and I want to thank everybody here because I feel great, no doubt about it. I was the Head of Academy of one of the most important teams in Europe for 10 years. For me, it’s very easy and I know how to develop kids.
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On assessment of the boys who participated in the prgramme, the foreign football expert, noted that Nigeria is on very low level but its kids have great talents, sensational talents.
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“We have only to show them way to grow and be the stars people are seeing in Europe in top teams like it used to be in the past. Jay Jay Okocha I heard started from here, Kanu Nwankwo too is from this region.
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The ‘Dr. Miracle European and Schengen Scouting Project’, a 4-Day programme (Wednesday, April 9 – Saturday, April 12, 2025), attracted many young football players from Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States.
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