Sportdev Series with Boma Ekiyor

Raphael Akpejiori is a top heavyweight boxing prospect. At 6’8 and weighing 250 pounds he is one of the upcoming heavyweight boxers in the U.S. Raphael shares his journey from Nigeria to Miami Hurricanes basketball team to being on the roster of Miami Dolphins.

Moses is a Nigerian Track and Field Sports Psychologist, and he works with some of the elite track and field athletes in Nigeria. Moses shares his experience on working with athletes in this part of the world.

Craig Russell is a former collegiate American Football player that is currently a coach at Winter Park High School – one of the top American Football programs in Florida, United States. He also serves as the Strength and Conditioning coach for the school’s Wrestling, Soccer, and Cheerleading squads. Craig is also the Weightlifting Coach at the school’s program.

Nasir Jibril is the Head of the Technical department for the NFF. His department oversees development of coaches, transfer of players, and scouting for national teams. Nasir Jibril discusses all things related to the Technical department for the NFF. He shares how the Technical Department works, as well as challenges they face.

In this episode we chat with Abdul Sule. Abdul was a former Super Eagles player, had a successful career playing in Denmark. Abdul earned one of the top contracts in Danish Supaliga history.

In this episode, former Super Eagles player and current owner of Primacy Sports in Sweden talks about his experience as a professional player in Europe, and China. Prince Ikpe Ekong has played professional football in Nigeria, Italy, Sweden and China. He currently owns Primacy Sports and serves as scouting consultant to professional football teams in Sweden.

Tomiwa Babalola is the sport editor for Legit. NG, which is the premier online news publication in Nigeria. He has several years experience in the sport industry in Nigeria, and he shares his insight on sport development in Nigeria. 

In this episode we chat with FIFA Match Agent – Jairo Pachon. Jairo currently represents several countries in setting up Friendly football games on International Match Calendar dates or prior to World Cups. He has worked with Serbia, Argentina, Brazil, Nigeria, Ghana, and many more.

Shaji Prabhakaran  is Senior Consultant for the Asian Football Confederation, and President of the New Delhi Football Federation. He has served as an organizer for the FIFA U17 World Cups in Chile and India. In this video he explains professional football in India.

Nigerian born U.S licensed intermediary kicks off Sport Dev series exploring the inputs needed to create a world class player. This episode's guests include Former FIFA Senior Development Manager- Mike Pfister and U19 Manager for Real Vallecano - Khaled Ghoneim.