MTN, LMC, LaLiga announce partnership for NPFL youth football development

MTN Nigeria, the Nigeria Skilled Soccer League (NPFL) and La Liga, the lads’s high skilled soccer division of the Spanish soccer league system, have introduced a partnership to help the event of grassroots soccer in Nigeria, by the institution of the NPFL/La Liga U-15 Youth League.

The announcement was made at a press convention on April 21, 2022, at Ikenne, Ogun State, with representatives of MTN, NPFL, La Liga and Worth Jet in attendance.

The partnership will guarantee the continual native and worldwide publicity for Nigerian youth soccer, capability constructing for gamers and training abilities, which in the end contribute to the development of developmental soccer within the nation.

Along with making the youth league extra enticing, there can be a one-week teaching seminar which can see seasoned La Liga coaches work together with their native counterparts on fashionable youth teaching methods forward of the event. Forty NPFL coaches, nationwide workforce coaches in addition to different youth coaches throughout the nation will profit from the seminar.

In accordance with Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the League Administration Firm chargeable for the administration of the NPFL, the event creates a chance to develop grassroots soccer in Nigeria.

“We’re extraordinarily delighted to have MTN because the Elite Associate and supporter of the NPFL/La Liga U-15 youth league which has been occurring since 2017. It’s worthy to notice that this 12 months’s (2022) version is the fourth. A few of the gamers who participated within the first and second editions have been referred to as to play and captained the U17-national workforce and the U-20 nationwide workforce, while others ply their trades overseas, which has been an incredible income for our taking part golf equipment.”

“We’re excited to see a participant like Akin Amoo who is part of the category of 2017 making the Tremendous Eagles squad for the just-concluded World Cup play-off matches.

This clearly depicts the big potential of what we’re doing and now with the best contact of MTN and the continual distinctive help of La liga, the sky is the restrict for this challenge,” Dikko said.

“At MTN, our love for the attractive sport is palpable in our investments in Nigerian soccer. Our dedication to developmental soccer is expressed on this partnership with the NPFL. We intention to offer and help avenues to determine and coach one of the best younger footballing abilities in Nigeria, in the end selling grassroots soccer in Nigeria,” Adia Sowho, Chief Advertising Officer, MTN Nigeria, said.”

Desmond Chiji, La Liga World Community Delegate for Nigeria, provides that the event will assist the event of soccer in Nigeria.

“It has been an fascinating challenge proper from after we began this in 2017. A journey that has seen us develop the connection with the NPFL, and collectively we have now made this youth event a masterpiece. We are going to proceed to work intently collectively in constructing the longer term stars, and we’re proud to be a part of the driving pressure within the development of grassroots soccer right here in Nigeria.”

“We’re excited with the partnership between La Liga, NPFL and MTN as a result of we imagine it should assist our quest to develop Nigerian soccer and alter the face of the sport within the nation. The connection between Nigeria and La Liga has been very helpful, we have now had a number of Nigerian gamers play professionally in Spain, we’re happy with this and we would like the development to proceed.”

In 2021, MTN Nigeria signed a partnership settlement with the Nigerian Soccer Federation, NFF, making the corporate the Official Communications Associate of the Tremendous Eagles and different nationwide groups. This partnership sees MTN execute a number of thrilling actions round Nigerian soccer, permitting soccer lovers to benefit from the sport uniquely.