For the lucky Nigerians who will be priviledged to watch the Super Eagles play their first round matches in Sekondi, Ghana, courtesy, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, it is a dream of a lifetime come true.
The company has again confirmed through this gesture, that it is indeed capable of being a pacesetter in the insurance sector in Nigeria. It will be recalled that Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc was the official insurer to Team Nigeria at the All Africa Games in 2007. This time around, the company is sponsoring five Nigerians on an all-expense paid trip to the MTN Cup of Africa Nations.
The Sovereign Trust Nations Cup Promo is powered by Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports and Complete Football Magazine respectively. The promo kicked off on December 3, 2007 with over 100,000 entries from all over the country.
Names of the five winners were made public at a well-attended media gathering on Wednesday, January 9, 2008. The 1985 under-17 Golden Eaglets Captain, Nduka Ugbade, the first Nigerian to lift a FIFA World Championship trophy made the announcement. The selection process was electronically supervised by MTECH. This is the first time in the history of the Nations Cup that an insurance company in Nigeria will be taking such initiative to reward football lovers and fans of the Super Eagles.
Two of the winners emerged from Lagos, Adewa Taiwo and Aminu Suleiman. Others are Steve Omokaro, Edo, Ojogho Ukpai, Rivers and Okonkwo Emmanuel from Ekiti States respectively.
Corporate Communications and Brand Manager for Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Mr. Segun Bankole, also stated that the company is collaborating with one of Nigeria’s greatest football living legends, Segun Odegbami, OON, to ensure that Nigerians get the best of the Nations Cup analysis from a Veteran’s point of view.
In his words, “we are committed to promoting the development of sports in Nigeria as we consider it a unifying factor for national unity and that, for us, is very key to the sustenance of our business in the Nigerian economy”.
He concludes to say that Nigerians should keep supporting Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc as the company charts the course of being a leading brand in the Insurance and financial service sector in Nigeria.