My Nigeria-Femi Bamigboye: Local Man

Femi Bamigboye is the coach and founder of the Remo Football Academy in the small Nigerian town of Iperu. You have to really look for Iperu on the map, but Femi has managed to produce a line of young players who represent Nigeria at different age group level. This is some achievement in a country of over 150 million people. Femi is not just a football coach, he is a pastor with a loyal congregation who worship every Sunday at a lean-to church in the middle of the thick forest that surrounds Iperu. The academy has two players who will represent Nigeria in the under 17 World Cup at the end of they year. Femi feels his job is not just to teach football, he wants to develop world-class young men. We spend a week with this Local Man as he gets his players ready for the cup final of a local knock out competition. Femi’s son Sam leads the team of youngsters against a much older adult team. They have a lot to play for.