The Nigerian Professional Football League and Sevilla FC establish a collaboration agreement

Sevilla FC continues its internationalization process and has added a new alliance to its ‘World Club Alliance Program’ with the Nigerian Professional Football League. Thanks to this agreement, the club will provide sporting advice and other areas of development, with special attention to the training of coaches and the development of the talent of young Nigerian players.

As part of this agreement, NPFL President Gbenga Elegbeleye paid a first visit to Sevilla FC, where he was able to meet with the club’s top manager, José María del Nido Carrasco, and visit the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.

“We are very pleased to be able to work with the Nigerian Professional League. Sevilla FC is convinced that with this alliance it can help the NPFL clubs to continue improving at a sporting level and foster the development of their young talent. It is a new decisive step in our internationalization process and will help our brand continue to grow in Africa, in a country like Nigeria from which we are receiving a lot of affection after the signing of Chidera Ejuke,” explained Sevilla FC president José María del Nido Carrasco.

“We have 20 clubs in the Nigerian Premier League and they all have their own youth teams.I know the history and track record of Sevilla FC. This is a very good club with important trophies and champions of Spain and Europe many years. I feel that, with their development strategy and their youth development program, Nigeria can benefit.We believe that the best players in the Nigeria Youth League will be able to come here every season to train.With your help and training, when they return, some of them will have become better players.
We also have a training agreement for our coaches that will be positive for us. It’s a win-win agreement for everyone in the NPFL,” said Nigeria Professional Football League president Gbenga Elegbeleye.

In addition, the Nigerian leader wanted to highlight the level of attention Sevilla FC is receiving in Nigeria following the signing of Ejuke. “When they signed Chidera Ejuke from Royal Antwerp, Nigerians put a lot of interest in Sevilla FC. All the soccer lovers in Nigeria are happy. They want to know more about Sevilla now, their fan base in Nigeria is growing every day.”

Likewise, the NPFL expedition, headed by its president, was also able to get to know the facilities of the Ciudad Deportiva José Ramón Cisneros Palacios and hold the first working meetings with the club’s sports area to take the first steps in the alliance between both entities.