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The youth football coaches will fly to London for a personalised training session with Arsenal Football Development coaches, Online money transfer company WorldRemit and Arsenal have announced that Chinasa Ukandu from Nigeria and Luis Alejandro Castañeda from Colombia are the winners of the 2019 Future Stars coaching programme. The two youth coaches will now prepare to travel to London for a personalised training session with Arsenal Football Development coaches, and their trip will be sponsored by WorldRemit. Chinasa and Luis were among eight finalists, four women and four men, who were selected by a panel of judges from WorldRemit and Arsenal for their commitment to using football to empower young people and benefit their communities. Andrew Stewart, Managing Director Middle East & Africa at WorldRemit said: “At WorldRemit, we are inspired every day by our customers, who work hard to send money home to support their communities. “Through our partnership with Arsen...

Four male and four female coaches will face a public vote to determine who will train with Arsenal Football Development coaches in London. A panel of judges from Arsenal and its official online money transfer partner, WorldRemit, have selected eight coaches as finalists for their Future Stars coaching programme. The eight finalists will now compete in a public vote on www.futurestars.worldremit.com until 23:59 GMT on 11th November, for the chance to attend a personalised training programme with Arsenal Football Development coaches in London - sponsored by WorldRemit. Male Future Stars finalists: Bakit Isaac Agogo from Gulu, Uganda: Bakit started volunteering as a football coach in 2005 and is a firm believer in the power of football to create harmony among young people and help them overcome conflict. He coaches at Watato Sports Academy in Gulu and has worked with children whose families were affected by the insurgency in Northern Uganda. If he were to win Future Sta...

Four male and four female coaches will face a public vote to determine who will train with Arsenal Football Development coaches in London. A panel of judges from Arsenal and its official online money transfer partner, WorldRemit, have selected eight coaches as finalists for their Future Stars coaching programme. The eight finalists will now compete in a public vote on www.futurestars.worldremit.com until 23:59 GMT on 11th November, for the chance to attend a personalised training programme with Arsenal Football Development coaches in London - sponsored by WorldRemit. WATCH THE HERO VIDEO HERE > https://youtu.be/UXG-_llHct8 Speaking on this, Andrew Stewart, Managing Director Middle East & Africa at WorldRemit said: “Our business is all about making it easier for our customers to send money home to support their communities. Together with Arsenal, we set up the Future Stars programme to recognise football coaches within these communities who are dedicated to suppo...

A panel of judges from Arsenal Football Club and its official online money transfer partner, WorldRemit, have selected six coaches - including one Nigerian - from across Africa as finalists in their new Future Stars coaching progamme. These final six coaches will now compete in a public vote on futurestars.worldremit.com for the chance to attend an exclusive training programme with Arsenal Soccer Schools in London - fully sponsored by WorldRemit. The finalists facing a public vote are: Adegun Shola John from Lagos, Nigeria, Ahmed Ali from Hargeisa, Somaliland, Hamisi Mohamed from Nairobi, Kenya, Innocents Yeboah-Num from Abease, Ghana, Tersia Davids from Cape Town, South Africa and Titus Tongesai Sanangurai from Harare, Zimbabwe. Speaking on his selection, Adegun Shola John said: “As coaches our work is not just to teach football. It's also to get the kids off the streets, developing better behaviours and values. We try to help players grow as footballers, but also...