Team Nigeria is organised by Search and Groom. They began the street soccer programme in 2004 operating from Lagos and reaching communities Ajegunle, Abesan, Agege, Ikeja and Ibadan and Ikorodu. They involve 110 teams with 1320 street youths who are homeless and addressing drug rehabilitation. The uniqueness of the Nigerian Street Soccer League for Social Inclusion is that all participants in this league must contribute to their community by rendering community service such as traffic control, cleaning of the environment & assisting elderly people in their locality. Known for their firey temperament Team Nigeria will go all out to win the Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup. World Ranking: Copenhagen 2007 - 5th; Cape Town 8th
Players chasing to win the ball at Ikeja SSLC Prelim
Action at the Ikeja SSLC Game
Players Showing what they have got at SSLC Ibadan Prelim
Reliable Boyz and their coaching crew
Posted by Nigeria - 02/07/2008
In preparation for Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup Street Soccer League Cup (SSLC) Preliminary matches are going on in all Search and Groom project centers to choose teams that will qualify for the Street Soccer League Cup (SSLC). Finals which will take place in July at AstroTURF, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Posted by Nigeria - 18/03/2008
To clarify any local confusion, Search and Groom is the designated partner of the Homeless World Cup in Nigeria responsible for engaging people who are homeless in changing their lives for the better through football.
Posted by Nigeria - 04/07/2007
Olayiwola Oyegunle Daniel, squats with friends, and is under the threat of eviction by the landlord. He was at the Cape Town 2006 Homeless World Cup and says his experience was fantastic in helping him achieve his dream of being a responsible member of society.
Posted by Nigeria - 04/07/2007
The Street Soccer League Cup finals in Nigeria will be held from July 12 – 15, 2007 to select Nigeria’s team for a future Homeless World Cup.
Posted by Nigeria - 08/05/2007
Search and Groom are the organisation behind the Nigerian Homeless World Cup team, which began in the Ajegunle slum area of Nigeria’s capital city, Lagos. Becca McInally caught up with Yomi Kuku founder during his recent trip to Edinburgh.
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