Nigeria - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

It is a project conceptualized to hasten the transition of grassroots footballers to become professionals in a short time, to also raise bread winners through football and structure their financial lives for life after football.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

It's an off-season football tournament aimed at helping the helpless, hoping the hopeless, empowering and e ngaging Nigerian Youths meaningfully and hastening the transition of grassroots and amateur footballers to become professionals and great entrepreneurs in a shortest time.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

We noticed that few young and exceptional footballers are playing professional football in Nigeria. >> >> >> >> >> Continuous parading of ageing players at the club levels. Lack of trust by parents and guardians on young kids who chooses football as careers. Late transition of grassroots players to the professional level. Lack of proper and transparent football development platforms for talent identification & continuous monitoring. Poor athletes management, fake agents/intermediaries, modern day slavery in football.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your project intends to provide (at least 3).

To hasten the transition of grassroots players to the professional level within a short period. >> >> >> >> To create a kind of relationship between the professionals and amateurs, for proper mentoring and motivation. To create a sustainable platforms and avenues for young Nigerian footballers to thrive home and abroad. To hope the hopeless and help the helpless through football among members of our society who are deprived opportunities by our system. Corporate bodies, NGOs, F ootball federations, foundations, public, agencies, individuals, clubs & agents who are interested in support, sponsorship & partnership.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your project is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

The gifted Nigerian Children who are aspiring to become sports men and women but who are deprived opportunities by our political or economic system.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2016-11-11

01.06 How many other partners are associated with your business venture?

16

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

4

01.08 Please describe the profile of each of the other partners (skills, experience, etc.)

1. Project Coordinator 2. Event Manager 3. Business & Brand Manager 4. Head of media & Communication 5. Referee Coordinator 6. Cameramen 7. Contents Creators 8. Head Recruitment & Volunteer 9. Other Crew

01.09 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shodunnke-shogo-a320b269?trk=contact-info https://www.facebook.com/share/RVnbYxyBd86oBvhB/?mibextid=qi2Omg

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

Other: Sports

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

We are raising breadwinners through football which is in line with the 17 SDGs (No Poverty)

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

Empowering youths to be self sufficient and self reliance through making money from football to end hunger, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

02.03.01 My project contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

Our project promotes good health and healthy living

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

We educate athletes on play plan to prepare them fo life after sports and give them basic education and vocational skills to become educated and better persons in the society

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

The men version of our project is AMAPRO and while the women version is WAMAPRO

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

We encourage and engage them in a decent work which is sport and economic growth through sports

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

We raise awarenesses and promotion on gender equality and equity

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

02.16.01 My project contributes to the Peace justice and strong institutions goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

As we know that sports is a unifying factor in Nigeria and a.mean to drive positive agendas and to change narratives. With what we stand for , I think we have clearer partnership with the SDGs goals

05.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

1 - Strongly Disagree

05.02 The product/service we envision creating represents an entirely new type of product/service.

1 - Strongly Disagree

05.03 The product/service we envision creating could be described as a new technology.

1 - Strongly Disagree

05.04 The product/service we envision creating is an improvement on an existing product or service.

1 - Strongly Disagree

05.05 The product/service we envision creating could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

1 - Strongly Disagree

05.06 The product/service we envision creating responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.07 The product/service we envision creating is a new version of an old product/service.

1 - Strongly Disagree

05.08 Justification

Nil

05.09 Who are your main potential competitors and what makes you stand out from them?

Nil

10.06 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?

Yes EduSports for women