Paving the paths for excellence in football, academics, life and building resilient understanding character that has respect, teamwork abilities, trust and confidence.

Elite Sporting Football Club and Academy is an elite club, residential football academy, a development centre that taps into the power of football to help unearth, nurture and develop grass roots talent and for players to receive the necessary focus in terms of training hours and provide the quality of coaching and support needed to promote players through the player pathway to a potential professional career and working in the area of talent development and career management, physical and psychological training, and paving their paths for excellence in football, academics, life and building resilient understanding character that has respect, teamwork abilities, trust and confidence located in Oyo State, Nigeria – with footprint across Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ivory Coast and Mauritius, that has been developing U10, U13, U16, U18 and U20 players for several years and securing local and foreign placements while furthering their education at different vocational institutions and universities or even working on getting football licences and qualifications, and to safeguard their life after football we monitor their educational progress to make sure those who don’t make it to the professional level have a life outside football. 

The academy’s main goal is to offer a top inclusive program to talented players from all over the world, helping them reach their full potential through a fully integrated football program that struck a balance between football training, career and education; and the breadth of qualifications offered from language courses, vocational and academic courses with our partners. We recognise that players need to maintain a high level of education at the same time as developing their playing ambitions and keep career options open.

Elite Sporting Football Club and Academy has over 50 players from all across Africa and beyond, so every member of the Academy soon becomes a more adaptive, versatile player as they learn different styles of play and making them a valuable addition to any team. Many of our Academy players are already competing at the top levels and age category or are already signed at a club and the Elite Sporting Football Club and Academy allows them to keep up their academic studies and receive top class coaching to fit in with their call-ups. The Club and Academy is supported by a professional team of coaches, strength and conditioning experts, specialists and academic councillors, and the training program fits seamlessly into the academic timetable.

An extensive fixtures list in local, regional and national competitions, matches against professional teams, European tour schedule and numerous scouting and trialling opportunities ensures that every member of the Elite Sporting Football Club and Academy gets the chance to showcase their talents and take their football to the next level. So if you are aiming for a professional career on or off the pitch or are dedicated player looking for an educational program that incorporates football Elite Sporting Football Club is the right choice for you.

We believe that training, studying and living in a different quiet place is an invaluable experience that helps shape young men into not only better players, but also better people. The benefits of such an experience will be embedded positively into that individual.