Fulham FC Management Staff Arrive Akwa Ibom, To Scout For Players

EMMANUEL AKPAN

The management staff of Fulham Football Club of London has arrived Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, with a mission of scouting talented and young players from ONE Football Club academy.

Receiving them at the Victor Attah International Airport, the Chairman, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Committee on Youth, Sports and Security, Rt. Hon. Otuekong Nse Essien, said the management staff are on a two-day visit to the State, and that they are coming to collaborate with the State government especially in developing the sporting sector.

Otuekong Nse Essien said while they are in Uyo, the Fulham FC management staff will watch the training session of ONE FC Academy, adding that the expectation is that at the end of their stay, they will discover young talents from the State and take them back to England. He noted that his committee in particular and the State government in general is willing to partner with the London based club to develop football in Akwa Ibom State.