Four Arsenal Players, Bacary Sagna, Lukas Podolski, Tomas Rosicky and Per Mertesacker arrived Nigeria yesterday, and tickets are already up for sale for fans to get the chance to meet the stars in Eko Hotel.
The Arsenal players will take part in activities with partners and supporters of the club in the West African nation following their postponement of a friendly game against the Nigerian men's national team, the Super Eagles, in Abuja.
Arsenal have an existing partnership with Malta Guinness and Airtel in Nigeria.
“We were disappointed to have postponed the game and intend to visit Nigeria next summer, but we are delighted to be bringing this group of players to Nigeria.
“It will give us a chance to engage with local supporters and reinforce our commitment to the market,” said Venkatesham.
The four players will also take part in promotional events for Malta Guinness and Airtel.
Marketing Manager for (Malta) Guinness Nigeria Plc, Emmanuel Agu, said: "Malta Guinness is the Official Malt Drink of Arsenal in Nigeria and we are looking forward to welcoming the Arsenal players to Lagos."
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director for Airtel Nigeria, Deepak Srivastava, also explained why the Arsenal stars are coming to Nigeria.
"Arsenal has a very large supporter base in Nigeria and Airtel is eager to connect these fans with some of their favourite football players," said Srivastava.
Arsenal were scheduled to play Nigeria on August 5 in Abuja but postponed it "as a result of complexities linked to the planned game."
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ReplyDeleteThatz bullshit. How can 4 players represent a team. What can they do? They are scared of bokoharam joooo.
ReplyDeleteArsenal was billed to be in nigeria before going to asia,but due to insecurity caused by b/h,arsenal shifted grounds. Wetin 4 players wan do?
ReplyDeleteThese are 4 players that are ready to risk their lives by coming to Nigeria.They might filled certain forms to be responsible for their assurance.That means,other players are not ready to come.And Nigerians are dying for them at soccer houses.Is there Boko-haram in Lagos?
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