A new club named after President Goodluck
Jonathan has been registered to compete in the
2014/2015 season of the Nigeria Nation Wide
League.
Proprietor of the club Barr. Chukwuemeka Kanu
told journalists in Abuja that the registration of
GEJ FC was done after some supporters and
admires of President Jonathan decided to float
the team to reciprocate the efforts of the
present administration in the development of
sports and football in particular in the country.
Kanu further argued that going by the support of
the President for sports development, many
young Nigerians have been provided with job
opportunities, stating that with the advent of
the GEJ FC, more talented youths would have
sustainable means of livelihood.
According to him, the team which is domiciled in
Abuja the federal capital will however recruit its
players from all the six geo-political zones of
the country adding that it will set up academies
and training camps in all the six geopolitical
zones of the country to serve as its feeder
teams.
“We are determined to guide the GEJ FC to the
elite division as soon as we start from the
nationwide league season of 2014/2015. Already
the team is registered with the NFF and for a
start we are going to have 25 players who will
be the pioneer players and I want to assure you
that this team will measure up against any other
of its kind anywhere in the world” Kanu assured.
He also said that while the team will be camping
in a four star hotel at the moment, efforts are
in top gear to complete the construction of its
permanent camp which he said is situated at the
outskirts of Abuja, the Nigerian capital.
source: www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/gej-fc-comes-alive-abuja/

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