Rising Roots Football Academy

Developing Elite Football Talent in Nigeria

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From open trials in Akure and Ibadan to the first whistle of our first season.

Rising Roots FA begins its first official competition; the NLO U-19 Youth League. Year one starts here.

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Matchday
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🚨 RISING ROOTS FA ANNOUNCE THEIR ARRIVAL IN NLO 2! 🇳🇬⚽

Just six weeks after their establishment, Ibadan-based Rising Roots Football Academy made their NLO 2 debut yesterday against Raket Sports FA at Ebede Field, Sagamu.

FT
0-0
No goals, but plenty of positives.

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Sharing the points in our first official outing. #nlo #grassrootsfooball #rrfa #risingrootsfootballacademy

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Rising Roots Football Academy: Official 2026 U17 Trials

📍 Akure — April 20th
📍 Ibadan — April 22nd

Registration is FREE. 🔗 https://t.co/JxceDombfR
Your moment. Don't miss it.

#RisingRootsFA #U17Trials #NigerianFootball

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Registration still ongoing

https://t.co/6EoiX8ZP8w

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𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐔𝟏𝟕 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 are here.
Talented player?
Team with standout U17 players?
📍 Akure | Ibadan
🗓 April 20&22
Registration is 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 and 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄.
Register now via the link in our bio.

#FootballTrials #YouthFootball

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Rising Roots FA is recruiting top football professionals ready to build and develop elite talent in Nigeria.
If you have the experience, structure, and standards to lead at a serious academy level, we want to hear from you.

Apply now: https://t.co/F4WAsPqJ16

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𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐔𝟏𝟕 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 are here.
Talented player?
Team with standout U17 players?
📍 Akure | Ibadan
🗓 April 20&22
Registration is 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 and 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄.
Register now via the link in our bio.

#FootballTrials #YouthFootball

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This is where the roots are planted.

Welcome to 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲.

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𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘. 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄. 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄.

For a long time, Nigeria has produced extraordinary footballers:
Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, Rashidi Yekini, Kanu Nwankwo, Mikel Obi, Vincent Enyeama, Victor Osimhen.

And in between these names, we often ask:

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A disciplined pathway, A structured development model, A culture that shapes mindset as much as ability, An academy-first system that prepares players for the highest level, the right way.

Because talent is everywhere, but structure makes it sustainable.

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