The new Executive Committee of
Nigeria Football Federation has hit the ground running in its determination to give
assurance to current partners and woo more sponsors, with a visit to the
corporate headquarters of Guinness Nigeria PLC and ARIK Airline on Friday.
The high –powered team led by NFF
President, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, also included 1st Vice
President, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, Chairman of the newly –constituted Marketing,
Sponsorship and Television Advisory Committee, High Chief Emeka Inyama, NFF Marketing
Consultant, Mr. Mike Itemuagbor and Director of Marketing, Mr. Adama Idris.
Speaking to a Guinness team led
by the Managing Director, Mr. Seni Adetu and also including the company’s top
management, Pinnick expressed heartfelt appreciation to the company for its
support for Nigeria football over the years and assured that the new Executive
Committee very much desires to continue to partner with the establishment.
“We thank you for your huge
support to the NFF, Nigeria football and the National Teams for so many years
now. This is to assure you that the new board wants to continue to partner with
you and also to ensure that you gain maximum mileage from this partnership.
“Our vision is to relate
professionally with our partners and ensure they reap maximum mileage in return
for what they put into the system to support our teams. We will also be very
transparent in what we do with your money and be accountable at all times,”
Pinnick said.
Responding, Guinness MD, Mr. Seni
Adetu thanked the new NFF board for the visit and particularly expressed delight
at the youthfulness of the new NFF President.
“We are happy to have a young man
at the fore this time. It is reassuring. Guinness Nigeria PLC has remained a
strong partner of the NFF and the National Teams over the years, in rain and
sunshine. We have no regrets whatsoever.
“I want to assure you that
wherever there are grey areas, we will jointly sit down and look at them and
address this in order to have an even stronger and better partnership.”
Guinness Nigeria PLC has been a
strong and reliable partner of the NFF for several years now. Apart from duly
fulfilling its contractual obligations, the company sponsored the high –profile
international friendly between the Super
Eagles and the senior team of Argentina in Abuja on June 1, 2011, hosted
the Eagles to a lavish reception in
Lagos following the team’s triumph at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and
branded the Super Eagles’ housewear
at the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil.
The NFF team also visited the
offices of leading Nigeria airline, ARIK where they met with the Public
Relations and Communications Manager, Mr. Adebanji Ola.
Pinnick said: “We have a high
opinion of ARIK Airline as the leading airline in the country and would like to
partner with you as the Official Airline
of NFF. This would mean flying the National Teams within and outside the
country.”
Ola was excited to meet with the
new NFF leadership and assured that the airline would be delighted to take up
the role and in fact, be part of any engagement that will enhance the status of
Nigeria football at home and internationally.
The visit to Lagos was the first
phase of President Pinnick’s planned visits to all sponsors and potential
sponsors of the NFF and the National Teams.
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