Izuchukwu OkosiPlans are in top gear for The Showcase, a football scouting event that will have in attendance young football players from Africa and other parts of the world billed to hold in Cairo, Egypt between 7th and 18th August 2023.
Ahead of the Showcase, the organisers of the event will hold a pre Showcase event in Abuja beginning from Monday, 26 June through to Saturday, July 1.
Academy teams are expected to arrive the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with their teams made up of players below the age of 18 for a Scouting programme.
The Showcase 2023 is in partnership with the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC).
The Showcase is in its second edition after the successful launch in Madrid in 2022.
Marc Bautista is the Founder and CEO at the Showcase.
“We are delighted with the partnership with the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC). Previously, we had a fruitful meeting with the Sports Ministry in Cairo.
The pre Showcase will hold in Abuja with two Spanish coaches coming to Abuja for the programme. The government will sponsor a few players to the Showcase itself in Cairo.
“Two more clubs have indicated interest in being in Cairo in addition to the clubs we have a pre existing agreement with. Everything is almost set.
“We are honoured to put smiles on the faces of these young talented footballers who are looking out for such opportunities,” Bautista told Prime Business Africa.
The details of the pre Showcase event is seen below.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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