Arsenal Football Club has announced it is reluctantly postponing its
proposed trip to Nigeria this summer. The Club has taken the decision
as a resultof complexities linked to the planned game against Nigeria
onSaturday, August 5 in Abuja.
Arsenal marketing director Angus Kinnear said: "Bringing a top-level
club to an international market is always complicated and logistically
challenging. With the proposed match in Nigeria planned for early
August, we could not get comfortable on everything needed to satisfy
our requirements, so we have reluctantly taken the decision to
postpone the team's visit."
Kinnear continued: "We have a huge and loyal following in Africa, and
we are sorry that the team will not be visiting this summer. However,
we have a long-term commitment to Nigeriaand we are already making
plansfor a visit next summer.
"In addition, we also have some exciting forthcoming activities
planned with our commercial partners in Nigeria - Emirates, Airtel and
Malta Guinness, which will kick off in the next few weeks."
Emirates are the presenting partner of the Arsenal 2012 Tourand
Boutros Boutros, divisional senior vice-president of corporate
communications said: "Emirates shares Arsenal's disappointment that
the team's visit to Nigeria has been postponed. We look forward to
working with Arsenal to bring the Club closer to its loyal Nigerian
fans through new initiatives over the coming months."
All further updates on Arsenal's future activities in Nigeria will be
communicated on
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