Erstwhile Super Eagles international Furo Iyenemi has been appointed K. Marksmen Football Club youth trainer in Luchtbal Antwep Belgium. He is involves in the grooming of children between the ages of 6-10 years.
Furo who was a member of the Super Eagles Ghana/Nigeria 2000 Nations Cup Silver winning team that lost to the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in a controversial penalty shoot out, also operates a football academy geared towards nurturing and encouraging young footballers from Nigeria, especially Rivers State where he hails from.
The former FC Zion defenders appointment in Luchtbal involves the grooming of kids between the ages 6-10 years in which his son is part of.
Speaking through his media officer, Didi-Phina Chidi, Furo debunked speculations that his football academy collects money from players before traveling abroad for greener pastures.
Furo has joined the likes of Ben Emenalo of Chelsea as trainers in foreign clubs.
The Furo academy is a sure way for Rivers youths to play in European club, especially in Belgium. Furo while speaking to the first set of beneficiaries of his kind gesture, stated that he is bankrolling the total cost of their being in Europe, adding that he only needed the raw talent and urged those who are disciplined to avail themselves the opportunity of the scheme. ###
