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Quest For Sporting Excellence, Reason For Our support to AFN, Talented Athletes-CEO PremiumTrust Bank
The Chief Executive Officer of PremiumTrust Bank, Mr. Emmanuel Efe Emefienim has identified the thirsty and quest for sporting excellence in the country as the reason why the bank is committed and giving it’s support to Athletic Federation of Nigeria AFN and many talented athletes.
Speaking in Paris, the CEO who is currently at ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics in France alongside sports stakeholders in support of Team Nigeria expressed that, the bank’s unwavering support for Nigeria’s athletes has serves as a beacon of hope, inspiring youths, and aspiring sportsmen to pursue their sporting dream
According to him, we the sponsors to the athletic Federation of Nigeria, we had 3 years sponsorship arrangement with them, which has been on since 2022.
“Basically it’s all about providing the needed support for AFN to help the athletes prepare them for competitions and also ake them contribute immensely to our success in international outing.
“We sees it as a platform to empower to ensuring that they get the best of training, to get the best of support and to be well prepared for games like this, that why we extended that to signing two of them as brand ambassadors Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume.
“And we are very hopeful that in these Olympics, they’ll come back home with medals.
“You know, we’ve provided funds for their training programs, We monitored, how they felt. So that is exactly what we done for athletics Federation of Nigeria in the past two to three years.
“These athletes or sport men and women they need money for their training, they need to prepare themselves for competitions.
“They need to look at the people they compete with, So we want to see how we provide that platform so that our athletes, our sportsmen and women would be able to compete at the highest level. It’s so important so they can prepare themselves outside what the government is able to provide for them.
“And it has really worked for Tobi Amusan, It has worked for Ese Brume you can see that in preparing for these games, they’ve not been under serious pressure. We’ve been able to provide you know, that platform for them. And now, we hope to do more for many Nigerians.”
When asked the wort of the deal with AFN, for the sponsorship? He replied: “the sum of 100 million spread over three years which is what we’ve been consistent.”
However, CEO is optimistic that Team Nigeria at the ongoing 2024 Olympics will win medal.
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From Streets to Stardom: Unique Futbol Academy Scouting Program Inspires Ibadan’s Young Footballers
Ibadan is buzzing with excitement as the Unique Football Academy Scouting Program kicks off, bringing together top European football clubs and talented young Nigerian players.
The four-day program, which commenced on Monday, features a delegation of four directors from prominent European teams, including two from Kosovo and one from India, led by renowned football agent Diego Martins from Portugal.
The scouting program aims to identify and select outstanding players who will be given opportunities to showcase their skills in Europe.
Successful players will be offered the chance to take their careers to the next level, with the organizers assuring them of opportunities abroad.
According to the Director of the program and founder of Unique Football Academy, Mr. Jelil Oladimeji, this is not the first time the academy has organized such an event.
“This is the 4th edition, and we are proud of the progress and impact we have made so far in terms of exposing our raw talent to the European market,” he said.
The program has already proven successful, with several players from previous editions going on to excel in European leagues. Some notable examples include Haruna Saleh with PAOK in Greece and Praisegod Emersons in Slovakia.
As the program continues, clubs are gearing up to exhibit their talents, and the future looks bright for Nigeria’s young football stars.
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