The academy
Elite football, full-time education and real protection for young players — free for every scholar.
Talent is never turned away
The performance track is a full scholarship: training, schooling, boarding, meals and medical care at no cost to families. Places are earned on ability and character alone.
Alongside it, our fee-paying Development Programme opens the club's coaching to boys and girls across the region — great football education, community and fun, with the best invited to trial for scholarships.
- Education guarantee — every scholar in full-time school, with tutoring and exam support
- Safeguarding first — dedicated welfare officer, parental consent at every step, and no agents for minors
- Move abroad at 18, not before — international transfers only from adulthood, in line with FIFA rules
- The give-back promise — graduates commit to community coaching visits throughout their careers
One pathway, four steps
Found
Community festivals, school games and our scouting network across the South-East.
Developed
Full scholarship at the Nnewi campus: coaching, education, boarding and care.
Proven
First-team minutes in the NNL and NPFL — real football, real pressure, real growth.
Launched
Moves to partner clubs abroad from age 18, with Hopeland sharing in every future success.
Think you have it?
Open trial days are held each quarter in Nnewi, Onitsha and Awka for boys and girls aged 12–18. A parent or guardian must register and attend with every applicant under 18.