The third Eze Invitational took place at the Crystal Palace Academy, which was opened by former England manager and Palace captain Gareth Southgate.
Southgate himself came up through the ranks in south London, well before the state-of-the-art Category 1 Academy existed, and he was also managing Eze when he received his first-ever cap for England.
In his speech when he opened the Academy, Southgate highlighted the importance of having role models, which Eze picked up upon: “That is something that we're lacking massively - male role models.
“We’re looking for people that we can look up to, to actually show us what it means to be a man, what it means to strive for something, to become something, to make something of yourself.
“And that's something that we're definitely lacking now, which is why even in my position, maybe there's certain things that I don't want to do, but I feel the obligation to do because I understand what it means to people, what it means for a young person to be successful. How I live my life is important.