About Us
ABOUT THE CLUB
At Chi-Rex Football Club, respect and team effort is the guidance of the academy. To develop the character and determination and passion for the Players to compete in the maximum of their possibility. Diet, behaviour, sacrifice, friendship, respect, and confidence are some of the targets. We do not just see football as a sport but as a real school of life, almost a philosophy. “In fact, on the field, it’s like in real life. We must teach young people to be independent, responsible and be able to take decisions. All nationalities work together, Football is only one.”.
Dr. Isaac Onyeabor’s dedication to nurturing young football talent through Gleam City Football Academy is commendable. His vision not only provides opportunities for aspiring players but also contributes to the global football community by helping to develop skilled athletes. By sending players to various clubs worldwide, he facilitates their growth and increases their chances of achieving success in the competitive world of professional football. Dr. Onyeabor’s passion for sports, particularly football, reflects his commitment to making a positive impact on the lives of young athletes and advancing the sport on a broader scale.
Dr.Isaac onyeabor ,BSc, MBA, DBA,
(Founder CEO)
ABOUT THE CLUB
Undertaking something as difficult and rewarding as coaching football to young people, you should have clearly defined objectives in your mind. We do indeed!
In time, the highest goal we would like to reach is to see our academy players wearing the shirt of a top European clubs and high-level clubs around the world.
We are quite aware of how difficult this is to achieve, but we believe it is a concrete possibility. We believe that through a positive environment, a modern approach to football coaching, and the focus on the right mindset, we can put our players on their way to becoming top footballers.
The selection process for high-level football can be brutal and harsh, but we will help our academy players face it with the right frame of mind. We will do that by emphasizing the right priorities and by reaffirming one concept: not everyone can be a top footballer, but everyone can play football, have fun, and lead a healthy lifestyle.
We want to achieve these goals but this does not mean we are ready to sacrifice our values and beliefs to do so. In fact, we think the approach outlined in the linked page will help us reach our goals, especially the easiest and most valuable one; seeing our youth players apply the personal, interpersonal and teamwork skills that they learnt to their daily life!
Football is beautiful at every level and Gleam city football players will experience the beauty.
OUR VALUES
TEACHING ANYTHING TO YOUNG PEOPLE IS DELICATE, IMPORTANT MATTER, Gleam city football academy IS BASED ON A FEW FUNDAMENTAL VALUES, A SORT OF ETHICAL FRAMEWORK THAT GUIDES US IN THIS TASK.
We believe that:
- Football is a great way of ensuring everyone’s social inclusion and participation to the community life.
- Football helps young people to stay away from unhealthy or dangerous environments and practices.
- Body and mind can collaborate and help each other, or they can each be an obstacle for the other. Our role is to help our players reach a good harmony in these two connected factors.
- As educators of young people, we first and foremost have to help them grow into well-rounded, happy adults. We aim to do that through football.
- Parent’s pushing their children is detrimental to their development.
- Through football, we can and will promote inclusion and understanding between people from different backgrounds, cultures, etc.
- Football includes physical, technical, tactical psychological and other factors. We want to cultivate all of them in our players, improving their knowledge of all the aspects that make up this sport.
- Football, like all sports, improves your life: better interpersonal skills, a healthier lifestyle, better decision-making processes, and the ability to set and reach goals.