Tripple 44 Football Academy is a football talent development hub and a youth football club in Ibadan, Nigeria.
History Tripple 44 Football Academy was founded in 2014 by Club Proprietor Olatunji Okuku, with an initial class of 4 players. The club was officially registered and affiliated with the Nigerian Football Federation through the Oyo State Football Association in 2017 when it began full operations.
Tripple 44 Football Academy went on a 30-match unbeaten run which lasted for 14 months before losing to the Golden Eaglets in June 2022.
Notable players In 2019, Peter Olawale was selected to represent the Nigeria U-17 football team at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. Olawale was profiled by FIFA before the tournament and was tipped to shine at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he scored in Nigeria's third match against Australia. Olawale signed with Hapoel Ra'nana in 2020 despite also being linked to Borussia Dortmund and Lille OSC.
After his second season in the Israeli Liga Alef North, playing for Hapoel Ra'nana, he moved to the Hungarian league to join Debreceni VSC.
On May 23, 2026, HJK completed the transfer of 19 years old striker, David Olorunfemi from Tripple 44
More notable players include:
Emmanuel Adeyemo - FC Vizela Abel Ogwuche - Trelleborg David Habila - Hapoel Ramat Gan Ozor Okeke - Nigeria U-17, IF Elfsborg Ifeoluwa Olowoporoku - Nigeria U-17 Usman Ajibola Owoyemi - Nigeria U-17 Ibrahim Adewale - Mjallby AIF Chijioke Julius Linus - Nigeria U-17 Emmanuel Godwin - FK Pardubice Mustapha Adam - Shooting Stars Prince Amos - Vasalund IF Israel Oladeji - Warri Wolves David Olorunfemi - HJK
Current squad +NoPosPlayerNationJersey Nmbr1.GKSoetan DamilolaNGA502.GKJoshua OluwaseyiNGA13.RWBOyetayo AzeezNGA194.CBOnyedikachi OnyebuekeNGA405.CBOgwuche MichaelNGA246.LWBIliya HenryNGA127.RWBFaruq TiamiyuNGA28.CDMHamza HuduNGA399.CB/DMOdusanmi OluwasegunNGA1810.CMOlowoporoku JoshuaNGA1411.CMUsman QodriNGA2712.AMBitrus ShedrachNGA2013.DMOwolabi PreciousNGA2514.RWFAbubakar MuhammedNGA1715.CFOlaitan OluwabukunmiNGA3616.LWFOluwanishola IsholaNGA2917.DMAluko MosesNGA3418.AM/WFGodspower HenryNGA1119.LWFAgim Covenant NGA720.LWBBamidele MichaelNGA321.CFEtim MichaelNGA1322.RWF/LWFOgbonna SuccessNGA16
Technical and management team
NamePositionAbioye Michael OluwatosinHead coachAdegoke NiyiU15 CoachKingsley IdowuGoalkeeper Trainer +ManagementNamePositionSamuel Olatunji OkukuChairman/Proprietor
References 12. https://www.aclsports.com/transfer-emmanuel-godwin-joins-super-eagles-star-ogbu-in-czech-republic/