A workshop in Abuja has proffered methods to repeatedly enhance the Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) ecosystem, leveraging on expertise to combine soccer and schooling.
Organised beneath the auspices of the NPFL board, led by Gbenga Elegbeleye, and a global sports activities administration company, V Company Sports activities Administration, the workshop was led by Alexandra Végh, the CEO of the Hungary-based company.
In his presentation on the workshop, which was held at Sheraton Accommodations in Abuja, Elegbeleye harped on the necessity to harness the synergy of sports activities and schooling to set off the inherent potentials.
Elegbeleye mentioned: “Training is vital to growth. There isn’t any excellent scenario; we’ll proceed to work on the imperfect state of the Nigeria league to make it higher. All that it requires will likely be introduced in to alter the face of Nigeria league.”
Vegh remarked that Nigeria has a wealthy pool of skills in soccer, declaring that their mission on the company is to bridge the hole between skills and alternatives.
“Nigeria has a wealthy soccer tradition, and we see extraordinary potential in younger gamers and professionals right here. Our aim right this moment is to discover how schooling, expertise, and {industry} collaboration can form the way forward for Nigerian soccer,” Vegh mentioned.
In direction of attaining their targets, she mentioned that their key technique is leveraging on expertise to make soccer schooling extra accessible and efficient.
“We’ll talk about how integrating structured coaching, scouting, and evaluation can create a transparent pathway for each gamers and professionals seeking to advance within the recreation.
“Considered one of our best strengths is our means to attach schooling with real-world alternatives. We imagine that studying mustn’t cease within the classroom — it should prolong into sensible experiences, internships, and hands-on collaboration with main soccer organisations.
“A key a part of our technique is leveraging expertise to make soccer schooling extra accessible and efficient. Our college students obtain complete theoretical coaching in scouting, evaluation, and sports activities enterprise, making certain they construct a powerful basis. However idea alone shouldn’t be sufficient—that’s the reason we accomplice with industry-leading sports activities expertise corporations like Hudl and Eyeball, giving college students hands-on expertise with the instruments that professionals use on daily basis. By our internship programmes, college students apply their information to real-world initiatives, gaining sensible expertise that makes them job-ready from day one.
She famous that V Company don’t solely train abilities, but in addition create the window to attach college students to jobs and alternatives within the soccer ecosystem.
“We don’t simply train abilities—we join college students with actual jobs and alternatives, making certain they’ll transition seamlessly into skilled roles.
“By working collectively, we are able to develop structured profession pathways for aspiring soccer professionals, implement international finest practices in scouting, information evaluation, and participant growth, and create extra alternatives for Nigerian expertise to compete on the worldwide stage.”
