‘RCCG’s Dove Academy ‘ll win souls, groom talents through sports’

Pastor Enoch Adeboye | Pleasures Magazine

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has unveiled the Dove Sports Academy, which he said, is part of the church’s efforts to discover more sporting talents from the grassroots.

Speaking at the academy’s unveiling at the weekend in Redeemers High School field, Redemption Camp, Lagos, officials of the church disclosed that the school would begin with football, athletics and cricket.

According to RCCG’s Director of Sports, Yamala Frederick, the academy would engage Nigerian youths in more productive enterprises from their formative stage.

“The vision of Daddy GO, Pastor Adeboye, is to win over 40 million souls by 2032 and we have promised in the sports department to win 10 million souls through the Dove U -15 and 17 academy put together by RCCG.

“Sports is a credible tool to improve the productivity of youths in the country and also draw them close to God to avoid them engaging in all forms of criminal vices that is inimical to the society. The project is to assist develop sports in Nigeria,” he said.

Frederick added: “Activities for now at the Dove Sports Academy are football, athletics and cricket. The purpose of the event is to launch the academy into operation. Our purpose is to groom talents in various sports.

“Children interested in taking to sports are given the platform to do so at the academy. They will have access to scholarship and other opportunities in education, aside from sports, while at the academy.”

Present at the event was one of Nigeria’s sports icons, Friday Ekpo, who enjoined more churches and schools to join RCCG in creating avenue of developing sports in the country.

The former Super Eagles’ midfielder, said: “I thank