Al Jazeera Documentaries

My Nigeria - Femi Bamigboye: Local Man (2015x57)

Air date: Sep 21, 2015

Femi Bamigboye is the coach and founder of the Remo Football Academy in the small Nigerian town of Iperu.He is not just a football coach, he is a pastor with a loyal congregation who worship every Sunday in a lean-to church in the middle of the thick forest that surrounds Iperu.We spend a week with Femi Bamigboye as he gets his players ready for the cup final of a local knock-out competition. Femi's son Sam leads the team of youngsters against an older and more experienced team.