United elite club owners sign MoU with Kelme Sports
By Ifeanyi Eduzor
As part of its efforts to organise a quality football tournament early August, United Elite Club owners, organisers of the forthcoming United Football Championship has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) with a sporting kit company, Kelme Sports with headquarters in Spain and China.
Performing the ceremony in Lagos, representative of the company in Nigeria, Austine Akpele said they’re happy associating with the club owners promising that the deal will be a worth while venture which will benefit both parties.
According to him, the company will kit all the 20 teams that will take part in the tournament as well as provide other logistics for the smooth organisation of the competition even as he posited that the company is noted for its quality products which he want Nigerians to benefit from.explaining that their plan is to be the official brand of NFF
” Kelme is a special brand based in Spain and known for its quality products and we want to make it popular in Nigeria and give Nigerians opportunity of enjoying quality brand. I want to say that the teams will enjoy our quality brand and as the eye of Kelme in Nigeria, our target is to be the official brand of NFF’m he country.
President of the club, Emmanuel Udeogu while expressing happiness with the deal, explained that they chose Abalti Barracks for the tournament because of the excellent facilities there and adequate security which the teams will enjoy just as he expressed confidence that both parties will enjoy the partnership.
‘ This is a new chapter in grassroots football competition in the country and we’re going to make adequate use of the opportunity offered by this deal. I also want to say that we chose Kelme because of its quality and Abalti Barracks for our competition because of the first class facilities there and adequate security it will provide,
In their remarks, Vice President of the club Emma Ehirim and Secretary General Frank Orji all expressed happiness at the deal just as they explained stated that the matches will be aired live by their media partners
