Nigeria, June 23 -- The future of American football in Nigeria may have taken a big step forward this past weekend, as Baltimore Ravens linebacker Odafe Oweh, alongside teammates David Ojabo and Nnamdi Madubuike, brought the NFL dream closer to home through a two-day youth football camp in Lagos.

Held at the Elegbata Sports Complex on Lagos Island, the camp attracted over 100 young boys and girls, many of whom were encountering the sport for the first time.

Despite the torrential rain, the children showed up-eager, energetic, and open to learning a game still largely unfamiliar in their country.

"This camp is all about giving back," said Oweh, the camp's organiser and founder of the Oweh Foundation for Opportunity. "Football changed my...