There was so much excitement among members of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday at the Merriot Hotel, Ikeja. The NFF board members and other stakeholders had gathered at the hotel to unveil yet another sponsorship deal for the country\u2019s football.
Tidesports source reports that a day earlier, the federation had unveiled a pact with the country\u2019s largest airline, Air Peace, which is now the official airline of Nigerian football.
The NFF President, Amaju Pinnick explained that the NFF has an existing pact with oil and gas outfit, AITEO, GAC Motors, Zenith Bank, and Nigerian Breweries, among others. However, Pinnick, believes that the deal with MTN is a game-changer.
According to Pinnick, who was accompanied to the event by NFF\u2019s Second Vice President, Shehu Dikko, Chairperson of the Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL), Aisha Falode, who was compere on the day, and Chairman, Senate Committee on Sports, Obinna Ogba, Nigerian football has long been yearning for marriage with MT.
\u201cThis is one of the most sought-after partnerships in African football and we are very excited about it.
\u201cWe believe that in carrying out sustainable sports development, you need a company that has gone through all levels of growth. That is MTN.
\u201cWhen we came into the NFF board, all our existing partners were exiting from their contracts. We had to start from scratch and now we can look back in excitement because of where we are now.
\u201cWe are not done yet. We want to see Nigerian football achieving 90 per cent financial independence\u2026 we have gained so much respect in the world.
\u201cWe are glad that as we start our Qatar 2022 World Cup journey, MTN is starting with us,\u201d he said.
Pinnick, who disclosed that the deal is worth N500 million yearly and graduates by five per recent yearly, added that there are other values that cannot be quantified easily. He pledged that NFF would work hard to ensure the partnership worked to everybody\u2019s benefit.
\u201cThis is the starting point. Since MTN is now into Nigerian football, the next step is to see how we can get them into the league.\u201d\u00a0 he said.
Earlier, MTN\u2019s Chief Operating Officer, Karl Toriola, described his company\u2019s \u2018growing relationship with Nigeria\u2019s dynamic football ecosystem\u2019 as an honour to invest in and support a platform that unites Nigerians.
\u00a0\u201cFootball is a unifying national obsession. It brings people together, breaks down boundaries, creates conversations, and inspires. We are privileged to have this opportunity to partner with the NFF and to be able to support all Nigeria\u2019s national football teams over the next three years,\u201d Pinnick said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There was so much excitement among members of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday at the Merriot Hotel, Ikeja. The NFF board members and other stakeholders had gathered at the hotel to unveil yet another sponsorship deal for the country\u2019s football.Tidesports source reports that a day earlier, the federation had unveiled a pact with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":274314,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n