Coca-Cola Nigeria, through COPA Coca-Cola initiative, has presented football-training kits to four communities within Lagos State. They are Agege, Jakande Estate, Oworonsoki and Elegbata communities.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, which held recently at the Jakande Estate Pitch, Jakande Estate, Isolo, Patricia Jemibewon, marketing director, Coca-Cola Nigeria, said, “Nigeria’s passion for football is unrivalled anywhere else on the continent. Coca-Cola’s involvement in Nigerian football through COPA signifies a perfect harmony between platform and potentials. Through COPA Coca-Cola, young lovers of the game are inspired to live their dreams, while we at Coca-Cola help to create a new face for the sport in different communities.”
COPA this year is divided into two phases namely; Everyday Football and the Tournament itself, she said. “Through Everyday Football, Coca-Cola will elevate the everyday football experience of young Nigerians by providing 10 selected playing fields in major cities across the country with basic equipment and kits including Goal nets, Training bibs, Cones and Footballs. Community women in each of the communities will also be empowered with a kiosk and drinks to start their own retail business in the playing field.
