History will be made tomorrow in the garden city of Port Harcourt as the minister of youth and sports development, Mr Sunday Dare is set to commission the Real Madrid Academy.
Rivers State governor, Barrister Nyisom Wike, had invited the minister to unveil the institution last year but it was postponed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Real Madrid Foundation is the instrument through which Real Madrid becomes present in society and develops its humanitarian and social projects.
The Academy will be free to indigenes of Rivers State who will constitute 70 per cent of the students, while 30 per cent would be opened to other Nigerians across the country.
The Academy which was set up in partnership with Spanish giant, Real Madrid FC is meant to nurture future Stars by combining football with academics.
The Real Madrid Football Academy in Port Harcourt was founded in 2019 by the Governor of Rivers State having been given the Franchise to operate it, by the Real Madrid Foundation in 2019.
The main objective of the Academy is to promote football values as a profession in Rivers State and Nigeria.
The Academy is opened to kids between ages 5- 17 years.
Real Madrid signed an agreement with the Rivers State Government to provide technical assistance to the academy.
The Real Madrid Football Academy Port Harcourt is an educational tool geared towards contributing to the comprehensive development of the personality of youths by creating jobs and wealth.
Former NFF board member, Bar. Christopher Green was appointed by the state government to oversee and actualize the setting up of the Academy.
Green who also doubles as Rivers State FA Chairman is a former Chairman of the Technical and Development Committee of the NFF.