Nigerian Football League Kicks Out Globacom As Sponsor, As MTN Shows Interest
Nigerian Football League Kicks Out Globacom As Sponsor, As MTN Shows Interest 10 April, 2013 Football The chairman of the Nigeria Nationwide League has disowned telecommunication giant, Globacom, saying it is not the sponsor of the league. Globacom was recently announced by the Nigerian Football Federatio, NFF, as the official sponsor of Nigerian leagues; after the resolution of the sponsorship tussle between the company and the representative of another telecom giant, MTN. However, the Chairman of the Nationwide League, Ahmed Kawu, said he does not recognise Globacom as the sponsor of the league. “Sponsorship involves certain processes and we at nationwide league hereby disown the sponsorship of globacom,” Mr. Kawu told PREMIUM TIMES in an exclusive interview. “Glo is not our sponsor. We are only hearing hearsays but we have not had any meeting with glo(bacom); but we had with airtel (another telecommunication company).” Mr. K...