Dominic Iorfa, the vice chairman and chief executive officer of Lobi Stars Football Club, has assured Benue people that football in the state would experience a huge transformation as modalities were in place to achieve a stated goal.
Iorfa stated this on Sunday during Radio programmes on three FM Stations; Radio Benue, Harvest Fm, and Brothers FM all in Makurdi.
Speaking on the topic; ‘Football Development in Benue State’, the ex-football international opined that arrangements had been concluded to have a talent hunt for both boys and girls to take them off the streets and present them with an opportunity to embrace and pursue a carrier in different categories of Under 13, 14, and 15, adding that the boys would be trained rigorously to participate in the NPFL Laliga programmes.
According to him, football authorities had already issued a circular that every NPFL club must have a female and Laliga teams as a criteria for club licencing in the coming season. He further maintained that measures to take over a female team in the state known as Honey Bajars to named as Lobi Stars Queens are underway to secure the right of the female team and then bring in good talents as they embark on the programme to harness talents in the 23 local government areas of the state.
Iorfa was accompanied by other football stakeholders in the state, including head coach and head of Technical Department of Benue State Football Association, Steven Waghbo; chairman of Nigeria Coaches Association, Benue State chapter, Eugene Agagbe and Director of Media, Lobi Stars, Emmanuel Ujah.
Coach Stephen Waghbo in his assertion noted that the collaboration is a viable one, saying already the BSFA chairman had sent a circular to all the local government FAs notifying them of a meeting slated for Aper Aku Stadium on July 3, 2023 with the above topic topping the agenda.
Coach Waghbo stated also that the Governor’s Cup which has been in extinction would be revived for the discovery of talents that would suit into Lobi Stars senior team to complement the present good work the current administration of Dominic Iorfa was doing.
Coach Eugene Agagbe, in his words, said the opportunity would engage the abundance of coaches in the state to impact knowledge and guide the lads to develop their potentials to become professional footballers.
Emmanuel Ujah, in his views, stressed the importance of media in the programme and assured of total cooperation with media houses, the social media and to run jingles for proper awareness, urging media houses to always verify information about Lobi Stars before going on air.
