Globacom Limited, the Official Sponsor of the Super Eagles has secured the sponsorship rights for the live broadcast of tonight's international friendly match between former World Champions, France and Nigeria's Super Eagles.
The match is the last of coach Shuaib Amodu's two_match build up ahead of the World Cup qualifying tie against Kenya . The match against Kenya will come up on Sunday, June 7 at the National Stadium, Abuja.
The FIFA Grade A international friendly match will be played in Saint Etienne , France and kick_off time is 8.00pm Nigerian time tonight. Globacom's Group Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Mohamed Jameel said the company is sponsoring the live broadcast of the game to keep Nigerians abreast of their darling team's preparation for the crucial world cup qualifying match.
"Globacom believes that it is important for the fans to be in touch with the preparation of the Super Eagles, hence we are bringing this match to the homes of Nigerians to provide them the opportunity to assess their players, analyse the strength of the team and give them the confidence to massively support the team on Sunday, June 7 in Abuja", explained Jameel.
He also said that the live broadcast sponsorship is one in a series of packages Globacom has put together to excite Nigerians in this week of the World Cup campaign. He recalled that "already, we have partnered with Afribank to mobilise support for the team with special prizes for fans who participate in the promo".
The promo offers free airtime to fans who are Glo subscribers and it includes two return tickets to watch the Tunisia versus Nigeria World Cup qualifier in Tunis on June 20 and Afribank credit cards and savings accounts.Globacom is the Official Sponsor of the Super Eagles and Official Partner of the Nigeria Football Federation.
The pair will not travel with the rest of the team to Marseille in France for training camp ahead of the crucial clash with Egypt.
According to Le Buteur magazine, Saadane has already decided that neither Nimes Olympique defender Abderaouf Zarabi and Entente Sportive de Setif midfielder Lamouri Djediat will be called up for his team's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Egypt and Zambia in June.
Apparently, Saadane has determined that MC Alger's Reda Babouche will bring more to the team than Zarabi could.
Meanwhile, Djediat has been dropped due to his recent dip in form which is widely being blamed on his overuse by his club coach this season.
The national trainer released a list of 34 players from which he would select his final 24-man team which will travel to Marseille to begin training on May 25.
Thus, the coach must axe an additional eight players by May 20, when he is expected to announce the call-ups.
Algeria host Egypt on June 7 as Rwanda will play away to Zambia a day before in Group C battle of who reached the 2010 World/African Cup finals in South Africa and Angola respectively.
Source: The New Times
The match is the last of coach Shuaib Amodu's two_match build up ahead of the World Cup qualifying tie against Kenya . The match against Kenya will come up on Sunday, June 7 at the National Stadium, Abuja.
The FIFA Grade A international friendly match will be played in Saint Etienne , France and kick_off time is 8.00pm Nigerian time tonight. Globacom's Group Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Mohamed Jameel said the company is sponsoring the live broadcast of the game to keep Nigerians abreast of their darling team's preparation for the crucial world cup qualifying match.
"Globacom believes that it is important for the fans to be in touch with the preparation of the Super Eagles, hence we are bringing this match to the homes of Nigerians to provide them the opportunity to assess their players, analyse the strength of the team and give them the confidence to massively support the team on Sunday, June 7 in Abuja", explained Jameel.
He also said that the live broadcast sponsorship is one in a series of packages Globacom has put together to excite Nigerians in this week of the World Cup campaign. He recalled that "already, we have partnered with Afribank to mobilise support for the team with special prizes for fans who participate in the promo".
The promo offers free airtime to fans who are Glo subscribers and it includes two return tickets to watch the Tunisia versus Nigeria World Cup qualifier in Tunis on June 20 and Afribank credit cards and savings accounts.Globacom is the Official Sponsor of the Super Eagles and Official Partner of the Nigeria Football Federation.
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Algeria/Egypt: Algeria Drop Duo for Egypt WC Preps
Kigali — Algeria head coach Rabah Saadane has dropped Abderaouf Zarabi and Lamouri Djediat from the Fennecs Squad which will prepare for the 2010 World/Africa Nations' Cup qualifier due on June 7 in Algiers.The pair will not travel with the rest of the team to Marseille in France for training camp ahead of the crucial clash with Egypt.
According to Le Buteur magazine, Saadane has already decided that neither Nimes Olympique defender Abderaouf Zarabi and Entente Sportive de Setif midfielder Lamouri Djediat will be called up for his team's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Egypt and Zambia in June.
Apparently, Saadane has determined that MC Alger's Reda Babouche will bring more to the team than Zarabi could.
Meanwhile, Djediat has been dropped due to his recent dip in form which is widely being blamed on his overuse by his club coach this season.
The national trainer released a list of 34 players from which he would select his final 24-man team which will travel to Marseille to begin training on May 25.
Thus, the coach must axe an additional eight players by May 20, when he is expected to announce the call-ups.
Algeria host Egypt on June 7 as Rwanda will play away to Zambia a day before in Group C battle of who reached the 2010 World/African Cup finals in South Africa and Angola respectively.
Source: The New Times
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