JOHNSON TUNJI JOSEPH
The Asisat Oshoala Academy has been playing host to many past Nigerian sports personalities for to mentor them on how the girls could become super stars in their future sports career.
This time around, it was no other person than former Nigerian international, who was popularly called the ‘Headmaster’ during his playing days in the Super Eagles. He is Mutiu Adepoju.
Adepoju needs no introduction. He is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. He was a guest of Asisat Oshoala Academy last week to share his football experience while representing Nigeria.
P.M. EXPRESS reports that during the visit the ex-player also mentored the academy’s girls and also taught the girls the basics of the round leather game.
Adepoju spent most of his career in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 175 games and 22 goals over the course of seven seasons and representing mainly Racing de Santander and Real Sociedad.
Mutiu Adepoju is a La Liga Ambassador in Nigeria.
The Asisat Oshoala Academy’s girls were so enthusiastic seeing the football hero and expressed their happiness that they could have that golden opportunity of being under the tutelage of him even for a short period during the visit.