From Gboko/ Tuesday, June 18, 2024
President of Junior Lions Legacy Football Club, Gboko, Barr. Pius Ukeyima Akutah, earlier today visited the club’s temporary training ground at Bristow Secondary School, Gboko.
He interacted with the players and technical staff, urging them to be dedicated and stay true to the vision of the club which he said is to provide a solid developmental foundation from which successful professional football careers should be built.
The current Executive Secretary & CEO of Nigerian Shippers’ Council also told the players they have been presented with the same opportunity he and others had while growing up and playing for the Junior Lions FC which was the feeder team to the then BCC Lions FC, Gboko.
In his words, himself and others didn’t play further after secondary school, but there were some among them who went on to play for the Nigerian national team at various levels and also at professional club level in the Nigerian domestic league and in foreign leagues.
It is the undying passion for football in him and the lifelong love for the Junior Lions vision that motivated him to found the Junior Lions Legacy FC, Barr. Akutah said, charging the players to take the opportunity before them by imbibing the virtues of hardwork, commitment and discipline.
He pledged his continued commitment to the sponsorship of the club, with Crucial Abua Yajir and the team’s Co-ordinator, Samuel Aindigh, as well as its Corporate Communications Co-ordinator, Bemgba Iortyom, variously commending his vision for the club and dedication to seeing it bear fruits.
Junior Lions Legacy FC is a developmental football project which targets to identify and groom young footballers under the age of 17 years for onward playing careers at all levels.
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The club was founded in 2023 and has a player strength of 30, with a technical staff comprising ex Junior Lions players, many of whom boast accomplished playing careers in Nigeria and abroad, and some who possess advanced specialized training in football administration.
The crew has on it Team Co-ordinator, Samuel Aindigh; Corporate Communications Co-ordinator, Bemgba Iortyom; Head Coach, Terfa Vihishima (Antse); Assistant Coach 1, Joseph Abashi; Assistant Coach 2, Aóndofa Akósu; Goalkeeper Trainer, Terhemen Liam; Physical Trainer, Terna Dzua (Obadiah) with Vendaga Kasar and Anter Mande as Backroom Staff.
Barr. Akutah was accompanied on the visit by an entourage of associates and staff led by his Special Adviser (Plenipotentiary) Comrade Faeren Atir who also serves as Secretary to the Club’s Management Board.
Report from the Corporate Communications Department, Junior Lions Legacy FC, Gboko.
