GEJ FC Comes Alive In Abuja

A new club named after President Goodluck Jonathan has been registered
to compete in the 2014/2015 season of the Nigeria Nation Wide League.

Proprietor of the club Barr. Chukwuemeka Kanu told journalists in
Abuja that the registration of GEJ FC was done after some supporters
and admires of President Jonathan decided to float the team to
reciprocate the efforts of the present administration in the
development of sports and football in particular in the country.

Kanu further argued that going by the support of the President for
sports development, many young Nigerians have been provided with job
opportunities, stating that with the advent of the GEJ FC, more
talented youths would have sustainable means of livelihood.

According to him, the team which is domiciled in Abuja the federal
capital will however recruit its players from all the six
geo-political zones of the country adding that it will set up
academies and training camps in all the six geopolitical zones of the
country to serve as its feeder teams.

"We are determined to guide the GEJ FC to the elite division as soon
as we start from the nationwide league season of 2014/2015. Already
the team is registered with the NFF and for a start we are going to
have 25 players who will be the pioneer players and I want to assure
you that this team will measure up against any other of its kind
anywhere in the world" Kanu assured.

He also said that while the team will be camping in a four star hotel
at the moment, efforts are in top gear to complete the construction of
its permanent camp which he said is situated at the outskirts of
Abuja, the Nigerian capital.