Ahead of the Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin match against Rangers International of Enugu, Afrinvest West Africa, an investment management holding company, has pledged N2.5 million prize to the winning team.
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Match Day 17 is slated for Saturday, Jan. 6 at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Edo State.
The match, which kicks off by 4p.m, is expected to be watched by millions of football lovers across the country and beyond.
The Group Managing Director, Afrinvest West Africa, Ike Chioke, in a statement in Lagos, restated the company’s commitment to supporting the youth toward achieving their life goals.
He said that the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, who is also the founder of Afrinvest, official Jersey Sponsor of Rangers was rallying support for the Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin.
Chioke lauded Obasek’s support for sports development and insisted that Saturday’s match, accentuated his unalloyed commitment to sports development and youth empowerment.
According to him, the winning team will get N2.5 million cash from Afrinvest, while the loser will get N500,000.
“In the event of draw, each of the two teams will get N1 million payable into the Optimus by Afrinvest, personal accounts of the players and club officials of both teams,” he said.
Chioke added: “Inaugurated in October 2022, Optimus by Afrinvest is a financial technology solution that helps customers do the most by harmonizing banking, wealth management and brokerage needs into one simple platform.
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