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Segun Odegbami and Mutiu Adepoju, the Nigerian football legends, have screened and selected the pioneer set of students of Lanreleke Sports Academy in Ileogbo, Osun state.

The co-educational, fully residential and specialist senior secondary school, was founded in 2021.

The sports academy recently held its second annual screening exercise to admit fresh students.

The exercise had applicants from Osun, Oyo, Lagos, Edo, and Delta states.

Speaking on the exercise and the establishment of the academy, Adepoju said: “I am impressed with the structure, facilities and environment. I want to thank proprietor Lanre Adeleke for what he is doing to humanity with this project as I am yet to see a sports academy in Nigeria that has the kind of facilities here.”

On his part, Odegbami: “It’s a world of difference here. The turnover has been massive as over a 100 have come on their own to join those we have invited from the five states, just to showcase their talents.”

It is understood that the 40 pioneer students of the academy were given full scholarships.

The students, who are 14 years of age, either have the minimum educational qualification of the junior secondary school certificate or have obtained their first and second term JSS 3 results.

They also possess special abilities to do sports and excel in at least one of football, basketball, athletics, and tennis.