It is good news that Africa will be a good structured academy richer. More top clubs are support academies in Africa, Right to Dream and Wafa and Ghana have links with Manchester City respectively Red Bull Salzburg. It can only be encouraged that top team get involved in local academies in Africa. Hopefully with the arrival of more and more good academies in Africa the trafficking of kids will slow down.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday welcomed the decision of Barcelona FC of Spain to establish its first football academy in Africa in the state.