Strategic partners of Nigeria Football Federation and Nigeria Professional Football League, GTI Asset Management & Trust Limited, a member of GTI Group has hinted that their support for Nigerian football has come to stay, even as they promised to continue it’s and partnership with the NFF in order to sustain the successes recorded since their relationship began two years ago.
In a speech he delivered at the trophy presentation ceremony of the Champions of 2023/2024 NPFL season at new Jos Township Stadium on Sunday, June, 23, 2024 GTI’s Group Managing Director, Abubakar Lawal noted that he’s happy that after two years of their involvement in the league, they’re steering it to higher grounds.
“Today marks two years of GTI’s emergence into our country’s elite football ecosystem through its strategic partnership with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) respectively and steadily we are steering the ship of the elite league to higher grounds.
“As one of Nigeria’s foremost financial investment banking firms, be assured that GTI Group will continue to provide quality schemes aimed at enhancing the value of our elite league using internationally acceptable best practices.
According to him, there is need for Nigerian football fans to invest in the country’s league through the Nigeria Football Fund ( TNFF) which is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission and enjoy the benefits that goes with it noting that the principles of TNFF aligns with the national agenda as clearly stated in the National Sports Industry Policy (NISP) of turning sports into business as a financially rewarding industry that would be attractive to investors.
Abubakar posited that It is on record that TNFF paid dividend in the first year of operations to reassure the existing and prospective investors of the potential to grow their investment through the specialized Fund.
” I want to use this opportunity to call on well-meaning Nigerian soccer fans, corporate bodies, individuals and multinationals to invest in our league through The Nigeria Football Fund (TNFF). Already many TNFF investors are reaping good returns from their investment.
“TNFF is approved and registered by The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an open-ended fund which is managed by GTI Asset Management & Trust Limited, a member of GTI Group.
“TNFF will harvest the potentials of the country’s sports ecosystem with regards to people, talent, passion, resources and everything you can think of, in order to actualize our dream. TNFF is an enabler, and the project is massive such that employment, liquidity and infrastructure are being created.
He reiterated that the benefits that will accrue from TNFF/GTI initiative on the country’s domestic football will be super attractive and unique because it will help free up government revenue.
The GTI GMD while congratulating Rangers International of Enugu for emerging 2023/2024 champions of Nigeria’s elite league and carting home the coveted prize money of N150m! specifically extended his company’s deepest appreciation to the Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, Board of NFF ably led by Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau and NPFL led by Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye, Clubs, Fans, broadcast partners and media for believing in GTI’s vision of transforming football from a mere recreational sport to business just as he urged Corporate Nigeria, private individuals and other stakeholders of Nigerian football to come forward and invest in the league.
