By OJEIKERE AIKHOJE Sport Strategist With the conclusion of the 2022/23 Nigeria Premier Football League season, there is renewed hope in the NPFL brand, thanks to Investment Banking group, GTI, strategic partners of the Interim Management Company, organisers of the league. sportbusinessbrand.com checks reveal that the strategic role played by …
Read More »NaijaSuper 8 voting pattern to reveal clubs with fans power
By OJEIKERE AIKHOJE Today’s announcement of results from voting for the newly introduced NaijaSuper8 tournament will reveal the clubs with fans power who will progress into the zonal playoffs. This is clearly the real test of the degree of fan engagement clubs have been engaged in. …
Read More »MatchRoom Football Business Academy, Ikorodu City, collaborate through Educational Partnership
Nigeria’s premier football business institute, MatchRoom Football Business Academy, is delighted to enter into an agreement that will see the leader in football business education and innovative Nigerian second tier side, Ikorodu City collaborate. This agreement will see the leader in football business education in Nigeria and the …
Read More »NaijaSuper 8 race for votes ends next week
It is a week to go in the race for votes from fans in the inaugural fan-centric NaijaSuper 8 Tournament as voting ends next week. Voting started on April 10 and will continue till May 10 when votes collated will determine eventual participants, in the tournament. The …
Read More »Lekki United announce sponsorship with Nigeria’s premier betting brand, NairaBET
By OJEIKERE AIKHOJE Sports Business Writer Nigeria’s third tier side, Lekki United, which campaigns in the Nigeria National League has announced a new sponsorship deal with Nigeria’s premier betting brand, nairabet, sportbusinessbrand.com can report. Owned by avid football fan and Federal House of Representatives Member, …
Read More »Who will make NaijaSuper 8 Tournament?
The race to the inaugural Naija Super 8 tournament has since kicked off with 41 teams spread across the six geo-political zones in the country seeking for two slots for their zonal playoffs. However, it is a different race as fans have the power to make this …
Read More »41 clubs woo fans for votes to play maiden NaijaSuper 8 tournament
Forty-One clubs in the country are out for votes by their fans to make it to the inaugural edition of the NaijaSuper 9 Tournament. It is the first of its kind in Nigeria in with qualification for the playoffs to be decided via a voting process for nominated clubs. …
Read More »Morocco joins Spain-Portugal 2030 World Cup bid
Morocco has announced readiness to join Spain and Portugal’s joint bid to host the FIFA 2030 World Cup, Sports Minister, Chakib Benmoussa, announced at the CAF President Outstanding Achievement Awards Ceremony in Kigali, Rwanda. “With that in mind, I would like to announce, before this assembly, that the Kingdom …
Read More »Study shows LaLiga side, Cadiz CF, is boosting local economy with jobs
A study recently compiled by the University of Cádiz, authored by Economics Professors Manuel Acosta Seró and Daniel Coronado Guerrero, has revealed that LaLiga Santander side, Cadiz CF, was responsible for 1,979 jobs during the 2021/22 season. From this figure, seven hundred and one was directly from …
Read More »Lotus Bank in talks over Ikorodu City shirt deal extension.
sportbusinessbrand.com can reveal that innovative financial institution, Lotus Bank, is in advanced talks over its shirt extension deal with second tier Nigerian football side, Ikorodu City. Both parties signed an initial deal, in February 2022. LOTUS Bank, a Non-Interest Nigerian Bank deeply rooted in ethical banking, committed to ethical investing …
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