Adama Traoré, As a graduate of F.R.F.P., the Professional Football Recruiter Training Course based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, I supervise our recruitment activities, which take place during the school vacation periods.

Recruitment steps :

An initial assessment is carried out by the technical staff.

The first recruits are observed over a period of one week to better assess their abilities and decide whether they will make good candidates for the academy, and whether they will be retained.

We then decide which position is best suited to their footballing development.

The Notion of Second Chance

We also recruit young people who have been excluded by other academies, often for behavioral or disciplinary reasons, or for non-payment at paying academies. The Spurs Academy in Ouagadougou is entirely free.

We also recruit players over 18 who have already played in the league, and offer them a second chance. These players benefit from top-level training at the Academy.

Academy coaches run several training sessions a week, on small or large pitches, with the full squad or in small groups of up to 8 players. Based on modern methods, these rigorous training sessions offer specific technical, tactical, personal and collective work. Tailored to each player, the exercises are designed to reinforce their strengths and remedy the bad habits they have too often developed in their previous academies.