There are strong indications that Premiership side West Ham Football Club will storm Lagos in a Pre Season invitational match against Hannover 96 Football Club of Germany at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.
The tour of Nigeria by the premiership side was to appreciate its fans in Nigeria and also to woo more fans especially now that moves are on that Nigeria ’s Yakubu Aiyegbeni may join the Upton Park side this new season.
The match tagged ‘’The Hope Cup will’’ is scheduled to hold on the 8th August where Lagos State Under 17 team will take on Kwara United Football Club feeders team as curtain raiser.
Goke Dokun,the Excutive Director, Inspire Media Production Company, said the arrangement has been concluded by his company to bring the two sides to Nigeria in a pre season match, adding that there are incentives for fans during the match.
According to him,there will be a raffle draw that will see two fans watch West Ham play at Upton Park Stadium ,while three others will take home a 28 ‘’LCD TV,and 10 winners to attend state dinner and gala nite organised for the visiting teams and their officials..
Dokun, told sportsweight.blogspot.com that the match would not only showcase the tourism potentials of the state but would also show the world the passion Nigerians have for the round leather game.
According to him, the tour would also portray the positive aspect of the country as he assured a hitch free event saying that adequate security has been put in place.
Picture :Courtesy of West Ham F.C website
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