A little about us

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We believe in the numerous human and natural resources that Nigeria and Africa possess most especially in the football industry and gene6 beginners’ Football Academy was setup to enable us recognize and deploy these talents. 

  • More than 15 years of experience
  • Over 1k happy students
  • It has 4 branches around the world
2000

START IN 2000, LAGOS, NIGERIA

Gene6 beginners’ Football Academy Nigeria formed since 2000.

2017

GET REGISTERED IN 2017

Officially register with the government October 2017 to discover young soccer talents in Nigeria and the rest of Africa and make them better persons in the society. 

2024

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT

With our network of International Football Clubs and Football Management Organizations around the world, we have been helping young players with opportunities to display their talents to football coaches, agents, and scouts from all over Europe, Asia, North Africa, and the Americas. 

About Our Team

Why Choose Us?

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You will have the opportunity of playing in different local and international competitions in Nigeria and abroad.

You have a chance of playing for Nigeria (or your country) national team in different age grade competitions and go on to become a professional player.

Once you have become a member of our academy, your profile will be available to football clubs, football scouts and football agents to view. Our established relationship with high profile contacts mean your information will be viewed by some of the most influential people in football from across the world.

All members will also be invited to play in regular trial matches around the world. This will give you the opportunity to show the clubs, scouts and agents your ability.

As a member of this academy, you will have the opportunity to play in front of international football representatives from around the world.

COMPANY EXECUTIVES

MEET

THE EXECUTIVES

‘Doke Popoola

President

ABOUT ME
Oladoke Popoola is a graduate of Electrical Electronics from Federal Polytechnic Offa. He has attended several courses within and outside Nigeria on Telecommunication networks and has been privileged to work with so many telecommunication companies and service providers within Nigeria and abroad, among which include but not limited to Airtel, Glo, MTN, Zain, Etisalat, Servetek, GTL.

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These wealth of experience in human and material management and implementation of projects for quality and timely project delivery built him to take the bold step to set up his own company. While working as an engineer with these telecommunication giants, he had one passion to develop the Nigerian children through football, which now led him to register a football Academy (Gene6 Beginners Football Academy), and subsequently Gene6 football club and Gene6 supporters club, all with the good intention of developing grass roots football in Nigeria and beyond. And since he puts his leg on the acceleration pedal, he has not relented. He has been able to cement solid relationships with top football clubs and Academies in the UK, Germany, Turkey to mention but a few. He has succeeded in using the Academy in working together to improve collective livelihoods. Making every management and staff of Gene6 to believe in his vision and be accountable, acknowledging that the process of development is just as important as the results. By focusing primarily upon capacity building, grassroots development promotes inclusiveness and resilience.

Olatunbosun Igbokoyi

Adviser

Olatunbosun igbokoyi is a ex footballer. I Started my carrier in football at a young Age When I was in Secondary school.
I have attended several Training as a Footballer that led me serve under a power holding company, the then “National Electric Power authority, Okin Oloja football club, Frab football club and Julius Berger football club.

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I decided to Join Gene6 football Club,
I am specialized as a Technical Adviser for football clubs.
My being a Technical Adviser enables me to give qualitative Advice and timely response to our team. I have passion to develop Nigeria Children thoroughly football Which led me to join Gene6 football Club.

Afolabi Oluwatosin

Coach

My name is Afolabi Oluwatosin , Born on August 19th 1987, I went to National Institute of Sports study football Coaching , Graduated with Advance Coaching Certificate, formal Coach at Gunners F.A with 15 years of Coaching Experience, Now Coaching in Gene6 BFA, I joined this team so as to contribute to the development of youth and to produce new stars in the game of Soccer.