Coventry City FC has Manchester United to contend with in the semifinals of the English FA Cup this weekend but beyond that, the team is in partnership with some universities in the United Kingdom to get young talents and put them on the right track for a football career growth.
Brooke House College, England, Loughborough College and University and Coventry City University are
the partners of Coventry FC on this project,
UK-based sports lawyer and educational agent, Johnny Ogbah.
He said many Nigerians are currently in the UK studying and also getting practical knowledge of football.
Ogbah explained that the project was a direct attempt to balance football and academics for interested parents and youths, adding the partnership between Brooke House College with some of the established varsities and Coventry offers the best opportunity for any parent desirous of ensuring that their children combine sports and education successfully.
“Many Nigerian are lovers of football and some of them also have talented children good enough to take the game as a profession in nearest future and this new project being undertaken by Brooke House College in conjunction with Loughborough College which is number one sports’ degree awarding university in the world and Coventry FC
