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West Ham MD to fly out to Nigeria to find superstar

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whatsapp-image-2016-10-04-at-8-43-04-amNigerian team FC Ifeanyi Ubah will this week host West Ham top brass in Lagos and Nnewi in Nigeria in a bid to take the partnership between both football clubs to the next level.

A West Ham delegation led by Hammers managing Director, Angus Kinnear with President of FC Ifeanyi Ubah,  Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah will on Wednesday unveil the blueprint that will guide the hunt for the next Nigerian football superstar.

The project which aims to identify talented kids between the ages of 6 – 15 years will kick off in December with coaches and scouts of West Ham  in regular attendance to offer technical support throughout the duration of the project. Selected kids will be enrolled into Ifeanyi Ubah football academy with the aim of harnessing their talents, thus providing West Ham with a pool of talented players to pick from on a quarterly basis.

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