ALL is now set for the kick off of the first yearly Kanu Greensprings Football Camp today at the Lekki campus of Greensprings School in LagosThe camp, which is the brainchild of Greensprings School in collaboration with Super Eagles former captain, Nwankwo Kanu, as well as the West Africa School Sports Union (WASSU), will have coaches from current English Premier League champion, Manchester City and Liverpool as resource persons.Also, erstwhile Super Eagles coach, Joe Erico, will lead the indigenous coaches to the one-week clinic with hundreds of students across the country taking part.The Manchester City coach, Lewis Grimshaw and Michael Horton, are in charge of development under manager, Coach Roberto Mancini.According to the organisers, their compatriots from Liverpool, Gary Lewis and Gary Judge, will join the Man City coaches.The coaches arrived Nigeria yesterday from their base in Manchester to be part of the exercise.The world class sporting facilities at the Lekki Campus of Greensprings School will host the one-week clinic.According to Greensprings' Director of Education, Prof. George Hickman, each participant would receive two full kits included in the registration fee; boarding houses are in readiness; transportation to and fro would be available for students not staying on campus.Hickman said that participants should expect highest level of football training, which he believes would enrich their skills as well as bring innate abilities prevalent in Nigeria.He added: 'However, the week's training will not only include football, because we believe that a variety of sports and other activities are important to maintain interest and to also increase opportunities to mould character through sports in swimming, tennis, basketball, track and other planned bonding fun-filled days. I would also like to emphasize that the camp will be fun, and friendships will be forged, which will remain for years to come. Participants can rightly expect excellent organisation and administration in all aspects of the camp,' Hickman assured.
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