PRESS RELEASE - 6 June 2012. "Dont tell me I have potential" is the insight behind Nike Football's "My Time is Now" campaign which celebrates the hunger and impatience of young players ready to make their mark on the elite game. It also reflects the type of players Nike is looking for at "The Chance" national finals which are gaining pace across the globe, as 55 countries around the world bid to find the Final 100 young footballers who will make it to the global finals at FC Barcelona's famed youth academy this summer.
Also in Africa, the Nike scouts are looking for the next wave of hungry young footballers. In Algeria, Ghana and Senegal pre-selection rounds are taking place. On 2-3 June in Dakar, the most promising young footballers of Senegal gathered to impress the Nike scouts. They had to stand out as a team, stand out as a player and show their individual skills.
The winner has the privilege to go to the global finals taking place this summer in Barcelona and play against 100 other challengers under the eyes of pro players and coaches to win the ultimate training experience a young footballer can only dream of.
After an exciting event in Dakar, the young talent Fodé Daffé managed to impress the scouts most and can look forward to an exciting final in Barcelona. Fodé Daffé, a name to remember for Senegal. Keep following ‘The Chance’ to find out if and how our African talent further impresses the scouts in Barcelona:
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About ‘The Chance’
The Chance was first launched in 2010, and has since seen thousands of talented footballers participate in coaching at the very best level. And this year’s programme promises to be the most global and competitive yet.
The final 100 players will take part in an intense training and competition schedule in Barcelona, while being evaluated by a world-class team of coaches and scouts. Players will be assessed through training drills including Nike SPARQ, a training and conditioning system that helps build better athletes.
The best 16 footballers from the global finals in Barcelona will be chosen by Nike to experience the ultimate training tour as their reward; facing some of the most renowned academy teams in world football, including Manchester United and a U.S. Youth National Team during a once-in-a-lifetime four week tour, and one overall winner from the final 16 will be given a 3 month contract at the Nike Academy. Now in its second year of partnership with the Premier League in the United Kingdom 6 of the original 8 winners that trained with the Nike Academy full time have secured professional playing contracts.
With the National Finals from a host of other countries around the world scheduled to take place over the next couple of months it promises to be an exciting summer of football.
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