Lulu awards scholarships to players

Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Sani Lulu, last Monday awarded scholarships to 14 players to continue their education at FOSLA Academy, Karshi, Abuja in the next academic session.
The scholarship, worth N101.5 million, will enable them continue their education while playing football.
The recipients, who were selected from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Kogi State, comprised of 10 boys and four girls.
Those from Kogi are Mustapha Abdulkarim (Omala Council), Abdul Samuel (Omala Council), Abdulazeez Yakubu (Olamaboro Council), Mustapha Idris (Dekina Council), and Felix Talle (Bassa Council)
Those from the FTC are Hamza Yakubu (AMAC), Emmanuel Ini-Obong (AMAC), Ogbelu Oguche (AMAC), Muhammed Usman (Karshi), Awolola Emmanuel (Kwali).
The girls from Kogi are Wosilatu Alhassan (Dekina Council) and Sumaya Usman (Dekina Council).
The girls from the FCT are Peace Peter (Gwagwalada) and Janet Bawa (AMAC).
Lulu, former FCT director of sports, told the players and their parents at the awards ceremony that the scholarship is worth N725,000 per student for a session.
He said the Academy would cater for the students up to tertiary level and advised them to combine education and football effectively, as any decline would not be accepted.
He also implored them to be discipline and to use opportunity to empower themselves positively, and better the lot of their families.
“You know the rigours you have gone through to be selected, among the thousands that participated in the selection processes.
“You should count yourselves lucky, and always be prayerful in all your doings,” Lulu counselled.
He challenged the parents to monitor the progress of the children and to advise them at every point.
The recipients were picked from a football competition organised for students in primary 6 in Kogi East and the six FCT Area Councils.
They also participated in the Academy’s common entrance examination before the final selections.