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Arsenal, WorldRemit reveals Future Stars Eight finalists, public votes next

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Four male and four female coaches will face a public vote to determine who will train with Arsenal Football Development coaches in London. A panel of judges from Arsenal and its official online money transfer partner, WorldRemit, have selected eight coaches as finalists for their Future Stars coaching programme. The eight finalists will now compete in a public vote on www.futurestars.worldremit.com until 23:59 GMT on 11th November, for the chance to attend a personalised training programme with Arsenal Football Development coaches in London - sponsored by WorldRemit. Male Future Stars finalists: Bakit Isaac Agogo from Gulu, Uganda: Bakit started volunteering as a football coach in 2005 and is a firm believer in the power of football to create harmony among young people and help them overcome conflict. He coaches at Watato Sports Academy in Gulu and has worked with children whose families were affected by the insurgency in Northern Uganda. If he were to win Future S...

Eight finalists selected by WorldRemit and Arsenal for the “Future Stars” coaching programme

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Four male and four female coaches will face a public vote to determine who will train with Arsenal Football Development coaches in London. A panel of judges from Arsenal and its official online money transfer partner, WorldRemit, have selected eight coaches as finalists for their Future Stars coaching programme. The eight finalists will now compete in a public vote on  www.futurestars.worldremit.com  until 23:59 GMT on 11th November, for the chance to attend a personalised training programme with Arsenal Football Development coaches in London - sponsored by WorldRemit. WATCH THE HERO VIDEO HERE > https://youtu.be/UXG-_llHct8 Speaking on this, Andrew Stewart, Managing Director Middle East & Africa at WorldRemit said: “Our business is all about making it easier for our customers to send money home to support their communities. Together with Arsenal, we set up the Future Stars programme to recognise football coaches within these communities who...

BIG BLOW: Injury knocks-Off visionary Olaniyan Alfred from Nigeria's final World Cup preparation

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Manu Garba's Golden Eaglet's have been dealt a huge blow just before the start of the FIFA U17 World Cup, after midfielder Olaniyan Alfred was confirmed unfit for the final stage of preparation due to a knee injury he picked up recently. The 17-year-old Olaniyan Alfred seen by many as one of the most intelligent players in the present Nigeria U17 squad due to his visionary and game reading abilities picked up the injury during the last stages of preparation in Abuja, ahead of the juvenile showpiece coming up in Brazil; as confirmed by the technical crew of the team which have decided to leave out the youngster, so as not to rush or aggravate the situation. Olaniyan otherwise known as 'Aguero' was key to Golden Eaglet's triumph at the 'WAFU B Zone Tournament' which his team won in Niger Republic in October 2018, contributing two goals and 3 three assist, which earned Nigeria qualification for the CAF U17 AFCON in Tanzania. The little midfield magicia...