EKOFootball Brings Benitez To Lagos For Soccerex.

Eko Football, the new face of football in Lagos State, made a big splash at the European Forum of Soccerex, football's premier business expo in Manchester last March.

Lagos State Football Association, which owns the EkoFootball brand, made a gripping presentation at the event, one which served to persuade, among others, international football heavyweights like former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez, amongst others, to commit to the Lagos event.

LSFA chairman Seyi Akinwumi anchored the Eko Football presentation, which promoted Lagos as one of football's fastest growing emerging markets.

Among visitors to the Eko Football stand were Manchester United stars Rio Ferdinand and Dimitar Berbatov, Manchester City's Football Development Executive Patrick Vieira and former Liverpool and Valencia coach Rafael Benitez.

Lagos will be the next destination for Soccerex this September before the Global Forum in Rio de Janeiro in November.