TEAM TOURS DIRECT INVITES BURUJ TO DUBAI SUPER CUP

Team Tours Direct, a United Kingdom-based organisation has officially invited Buruj Sports Academy to this year’s edition of Dubai Super Cup which will hold in the United Arab Emirates from March 29th to the 1st of April 2016.

This is in addition to Other international tournaments where Buruj players will participate this year like the English Super Cup: 28th of July through 31st; Welsh Super Cup: 4th-7th of August and Turkish Super Cup: 27th-30th October.

The invitation letter forwarded to the Managing Director of the academy, Salaudeen Waheed, who is presently in Istanbul, Turkey, indicates that the tournament will be played under the prying eyes of international scouts who will be on ground to shop for young talents for top clubs across Europe and Asia countries.

This invitation is another window of opportunity for players that register to train at Buruj Sports Academy before the stated time and those who are already developing their talents and skills in the academy that has produced many football stars that are holding their own as professionals both at home and abroad.

Meanwhile, following the existing relationship between Buruj Sports Academy and Team Tours Direct, Buruj Sports Academy has officially emerged as the Academy Partner of the world renowned outfit.

The TTD/Buruj Sports Academy Partnership is a confidential arrangement to reward the Ikorodu-based academy for what it is doing in the areas of discovering, training and exposing young talents to fulfil their dreams of becoming thorough-bred professionals in the round-leather game.

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It would be recalled that the delegation of Buruj Sports Academy flew out of the country last week and are currently in Istanbul, Turkey, to promote their programmes, player transfers modalities and other activities for the new year. The delegation led by Dr Salaudeen confirmed in a telephone chat that quite a number of meetings and workshops have been held while many more will still take place before the end of their itinerary in that Eastern European country.

The contingent is expected to leave Turkey on Wednesday for England for the last phase of their European tour which is expected to open new frontiers in relationships, players transfers and technical partnership for all parties concerned.

BURUJ HAILS SEYI AKINWUNMI CHARITY MINI TOURNAMENT…

BURUJ HAILS SEYI AKINWUNMI…As Top Personalities Feature In Novelty Match

The who-is-who in Nigeria’s football fraternity on Sunday, December 27 2015 inside the campos Mini-stadium, gathered to celebrate and identify with the noble initiative of one of their own, as this year’s edition of Seyi Akinwunmi Charity Mini-Tournament was drawn to a close.

Barr. Seyi Akinwunmi, 1st Vice President of Nigeria Football Federation, Chairman LSFA

In a novelty match which pitched two sides of Seyi Akinwunmi’s friends against each other, the side led by the Chairman of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, defeated their opponents captained by Seyi Akinwunmi, featuring the likes of the Managing Director of Buruj Sports Academy, Dr. Salaudeen Waheed, and a host of other top football and entertainment personalities by three goals to two.

Speaking after the match, the Managing Director of Buruj Sports Academy, Salaudeen Waheed, lauded the 1st Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, for what he described as his commitment to the welfare of fellowmen using the round leather game. He also hailed all the dignitaries that took some time off to grace the occasion, saying it was an indication that football as a sport is one unifying factor that glues the country’s diversity together even much more than politics.

“We at Buruj are happy to identify with the initiative of the 1st Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi. The charity tournament is one laudable initiative which all well meaning Nigerians should encourage and support.”

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“Barrister Akinwunmi is a lovable personality both within and outside the football fraternity and I am glad our people repaid him through their presence and participation in this year’s edition. It means we are all together and there is no bridge that football cannot build,” he said.

Other notable personalities at the event were Deji Tinubu who is a Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Sports Matters; a top officer of the Nigeria Football Federation, Shehu Dikko, popular Comedian, AY, and many more.