Lagos hosts Global Heineken UCL interactive session

In recognition of Nigeria as one of the top global hotspots of football followership, Heineken’s worldwide interactive series berthed in Lagos last week.
Heineken House Lagos was selected as one of only nine exotic locations around the world to host the #ChampionTheMatch series, where a football legend interacts with a global audience in a live Twitter session.
On a night when the cream of European clubs vied for UEFA Champions League semi-final places, it was most befitting that Heineken House guests enjoyed the company of Chelsea and Real Madrid legend, GeremiNjitap, who had himself made 37 appearances in the world’s greatest club football tournament, and twice lifted the trophy. “Frankly, I am excited”, he enthused.“Being here, with Nigerian football fans brings me lots of emotion. I realize now that I’ve been in a great profession.”
With world class décor, premium entertainment and rousing atmosphere, Heineken House Lagos is firmly established as the most desirable place to enjoy UCL match nights. Like other celebrities and football legends that had experienced it before him, Geremi was suitably impressed. “I’m very surprised. When I got here, I wasn’t expecting to see all this,” he expressed.
The former Real Madrid star player championed the match with Nigerian ace comedian AY who also used his social media channels to boost the conversation on the match night.
Ace comedian, Senator, provided the half-time entertainment as Barcelona took on and beat Paris St Germain. But in Geremi’s opinion, the trophy will ultimately be heading elsewhere. “There are very big clubs left in the tournament at this stage… the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich. But I’m a big fan of Real Madrid, and I’m tipping them to lift the trophy.” Indeed, Geremi is much more than a just fan of Real Madrid. As a right winger, Geremi scored a Champions League quarter-final goal for them against Bayern Munich back in April 2002.
For the guests, Geremi’s presence heightened the whole experience. “Tonight, we have a former Chelsea legend, Geremi, in the house. You don’t get to see world class legends everyday, this is fantastic”, said January Ozeraga, a banker. “Kudos to Heineken. I’ve never seen any other company put in so much resource into creating such a fantastic viewing experience for us the consumers. I have lots of pictures, and souvenirs of this experience”.