Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has agreed to visit Nigeria for seven days to educate Nigerian coaches on modern tricks of the round leather game and the best way to identify hidden talents in the country.


This was the outcome of his meeting with Nigerian officials on Thursday at the Redisson Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg.


Wenger met with the Nigerian representatives led by the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Alhaji Ibrahim Bio.


Others at the meeting were the Director-General of the NSC, Patrick Ekeji, and a former skipper of the Super Eagles, Austin Okocha.


After the meeting, Ekeji told our correspondent that the deliberations went well with Wenger.


Ekeji said, “Wenger is passionate about Nigerian football and he believes we can do better in the future if we work towards that.


“He has agreed to be with us to give our coaches useful tips to help our young players. Football development is vital and we just have to embrace it.


“We know that Wenger is a coach that grooms young players and that is what we are looking at in Nigeria at the moment.”


Wenger however urged Bio to contact the management of Arsenal for a convenient time that will be fixed for the programme.


“The meeting was okay and I believe we can work it out soon,” he said.

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