Ambassador Ogbonna, Hon Onyeocha Actualizing Uzodimma's Youth Empowerment Through Talent Hunt

..As Screening, Selection For European Football Exhibition Tour Gets Extension

Following the conscious effort of the Imo State Sports Commission Chairman, Prince Sir Eleazar Onyewuchi Ogbonna "Ambassador" and the State Commissioner for Sports, Youths and Social Development, Hon Evarestus Obinna Onyeocha to give Imolites massive opportunity to benefit from the ongoing Talent Hunt screening exercise for the European Football Exhibition Tour, the exercise has been graciously extended.

This was disclosed through the Chief of Staff to the Imo State Sports Commission Boss, Hon Lawrence Okoye who further noted that formidable synergy between the Commission and the Sports Ministry engineered by Hon Onyeocha and Prince Ogbonna has made the programme seemless.

Explaining further to the Sports Commission's Media, Hon Okoye said the screening exercise has been shifted to the Old Township Stadium on Tetlow road every 10 am from Monday to Friday.

He urged young and talented football players in the state who dream to play professional football abroad to avail themselves of the golden opportunity noting that the trip will be embarked upon by July.

"You would recall that the first phase of this exercise was done last year and in their magnanimity and in line with His Excellency's diversified Youth Empowerment programme especially in Sports, the Sports Commission Chairman and the Sports Commissioner has graciously decided to extend the screening to give more Imolites who are talented the opportunity to express their talents for selection.

The screening which was originally slated to last for one week has now been extended to three weeks as selected players will also be camped for further training and onward processing of their documents.