Do you know that three Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) players and one Nigeria National League (NNL) player have Publicity Manager who manages their media activities and projects them to Nigeria League Followers outside the shores of the Country?
The duo of former Abubarka Bukola Saraki Football Club (ABSFC) sensational players , Stone Evbuomwan, who recently teamed up with Dolphin Football Club of Port Harcourt , Ichull Lordson who is now enjoying life in the City of Warri with the Sea Siders, Iliya Jibo of Kaduna United and Akinbode Jelili who featured for Akwa Starlets in the NNL last season have employed one of the League veteran as their Publicist ahead of the new League season.
The Publicist who prefferd to be anonymous disclosed to naijasportscentre.com, he
says''having looked into the Nigeria League, he discovered that the major actors in the League are not known to their Fans both in and outside Nigeria and to prospective clubs outside the country who may want to employ their services , that a whole lot of them can not attend to media men for interviews because they don't know how to say what they have to say to the media, so, I have decided to work with Lordson, Stone, Iliya and Akinbode" he said.
Stone, in a swift reaction has this to say" am excited with this development and I feel this is one of the things League players needed in promoting their game as they do the business on the pitch week in week out, it's a great opportunity to have a Publicist and I will advice other players to be part of this new beginning because it will help alot,"the lanky Midfielder enthused.
Lordson on the hand believe that each sportsman needs
publicity especially Nigeria
League players, he opined"the English players are been famous through the media
paparazzi they get in their country, and not because they are the best in sports, by this initiative and good performance from the players, then the sky will just be our starting point, we are talented in Nigeria but we lacked other thing that talent can do.
" I want to use this opportunity to thank the media houses, who made our league more interesting last season by reporting it to the public, we need the media more than they needed us and I believe they will continue to talk about us" said the former ABS FC rookie who netted nine league goals last season.
Akinbode also shared his thought and said" I think this is what most Nigeria players are lacking, this is one of the things that makes the English football market so
expensive,they always talk about their players performance on and off the pitch, I
believe this great idea will not only project the players but it will also portray the league in a good light" the Akwa Starlets Man-mountain he said.
Kaduna United winger, Iliya Jibo said getting a Publicist is not all that make a player
great but good performance on the pitch and good morals off the pitch" a Publicist is an end to a means and not the means to an end, my performance as a player on the field of play and moral conducts off the field of play are what will make up to become a better player, although the media have their role to play, so I see this partnering as a welcome development" he concluded.
2 Comments " Stone, Ichull, Akinbode and Iliya gets Publicity Manager "
That's a creative move. Most Nigerian footballers have yet to tap into managing their brand. They feel once they get to Europe things will work out not knowing that things can work out before they leave shores of this country.
Good job to the publicist
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