NNWL Happy With New Sponsorship Contract

The Nigeria Nationwide League has commended Puzzles Group Limited after the company agreed a three-year sponsorship deal worth N20m with the NNWL.

The deal, which is expected to take effect from the 2014/2015 NNWL season, has a two-year renewal option.

The Executive Secretary of the NNWL Sola Ogunnowo said, “The sponsorship will also see the establishment of a website and electronic portal for the league.

“This portal will be an electronic market for Nationwide footballers where scouts, agents, coaches and managers can enquire, share and exchange information about NNWL players.”

According to Ogunnowo, the deal is the outcome of a meeting between the league managers and the management of the company in Abuja on November 28.

He said, “We thank the Puzzles Group for accepting to work with us and I want to believe that this is the first step we are taking in rebranding the Nationwide League.

“Any league without a sponsor is not yet a brand; we hope that the company will live up to expectation being the first company to come out to sponsor the NNWL.

“It has never happened since the inception of football in the country and we are happy that it is happening now.”

The NNWL chief added, “We are looking towards unveiling the sponsors in January 2015 during the NNWL congress but this must be after the legal teams of both parties have finalised on the deal.”