Barcelona Academy Acquire The Services Of Nigeria U17 Assistant Coach

Published: February 05, 2020

FC Barcelona Academy, FCBEscola Lagos have acquired the services of Nigeria U17 national team assistant coach Bunmi Haruna.

FCBEscola Lagos is one of over 40 Barcelona academies all over the world which serve as breeding grounds for the La Liga giants.

Haruna was the Golden Eaglets' scouting coach under head coach Manu Garba at the 2019 FIFA U17 world Cup in Brazil and has been hired to help scout the finest talents in Nigeria.

The journalist turned football coach in an interview at FCBEscola training ground in Lagos says he is happy to work with one of the best brands in football.

"They are a big brand and my dream is to work with the biggest football brands in the world,"Bunmi said to allnigeriasoccer.com.

"I hope to bring in my little experience to ensure more Nigerian players get a chance to play for arguably the best team in the world."

The Nigeria Info FM, Abuja OAP has also worked with top Nigeria coaches like Nduka Ugbade, Emmanuel Amunike, Usman Ilerika, Kennedy Boboye among others.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel