By Olayinka Elebute
The Youth Arise Academy (YAFA) has been imparting football knowledge with education into Nigerian kids for over 13 Years.9
According to the President of the academy Yinka Olagbemiro who has consistently kept the tradition of raising young talents in football and education for over 13 years said the Lagos camp has giving a new direction to go all over the country.
Speaking with Gongnews.net the president said the kids are learning discipline, Punctuality while developing there physically and at the same time increasing their strength to play on and off the field of play.
While also adding, the kids have also demonstrated their games intelligence with the way they play with the few days they have spent in the camp the president said.
YAFA camp is an annual activities for kids between ages of 5 years to 19 where they learn football with education and the Lagos camp is in its maiden edition with over 100 kids in attendance at Obele Mini Stadium Lawansin Surulere for the past 2 weeks, while the final day will hold on Saturday 10th of August, the plp initiative has been hosted in Port-Harcourt, Jos and Abuja.
Meanwhile, a memorial game will be held to remember Late Chief Olayiwola Olagbemiro a legend with an Age Grade football tournament on Saturday in Lagos and Abuja on Sunday 11th of August