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Grassroots academies in Rivers are quietly producing national talent
30 May 2026 · 4 min read
Coaches say the pipeline works. Funding it beyond the first season is the hard part.
Across Rivers State, small academies operate on subscriptions, goodwill and borrowed pitches.
Sports Atlantic followed two of them through a full selection cycle to understand how players move from these pitches to national age-grade squads.
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