The MTN Soccer Academy has entered its third season with remarkable successes from the previous two editions. The 2008 ultimate winner, Steven Sowu who exhibited extraordinary abilities and excellence throughout the competition is currently on his way for trials with South Africa’s Premier Soccer League (PSL) club, Ajax Cape Town, popularly known as the “Urban Warriors”. Meanwhile, outstanding performances by skipper Gideon Baah of Sporting Mirren football club in the just ended Ghana’s elite league season has won him a ticket to justify his inclusion into the Black Satellite line-up for the 2009 FIFA World Youth Tournament slated for Egypt in September. Gideon Baah, proud winner of the maiden edition of the MTN Sports Academy, has played two seasons in the Ghana Premiership & underwent a 2 week trial with UK Chelsea football club in 2007. The 2008/09 Premier League Season, arguably the most competitive in recent years featured prominently two other products of the 2008 MTN Soccer Academy, namely Michael Gator, of Kpando Hearts of Lions and Bismark Frimpong of Accra Hearts of Oak, the newly crowned 2009 league champions. This year’s event, the 3rd in the series is due to be launched this Friday July 31st and has been dubbed the MTN Soccer Academy Ghana - Nigeria 2009, which means the project has expanded its reach beyond the shores of Ghana to Nigeria. This international flavor has become necessary so as to expand television audiences and explore Soccer Talent in Nigeria, who are craving for participation to showcase what they have in this year’s edition. The show is being organized by Optimum Media Prime and will be telecast live on Metro TV and AIT TV Nigeria this year.