Spanish football top club, Atlectico Madrid, will be making their first ever visit to Nigeria to play against the Super Eagles CHAN team in the maiden edition of the
GoTv MAX Cup.
The fixture has been scheduled for
Tuesday, May 22 at the
Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state.
welcome play
General manager, sales and marketing, MultiChoice Nigeria, Martin Mabutho told the media at a conference on Thursday that the company is excited that one of the three biggest La Liga clubs will be in Nigeria by their doing:
“We are delighted to bring one of the three biggest clubs from La Liga to Nigeria in what we believe will be a historic visit… As you all know Atlético Madrid is one of the top clubs in La Liga. GOtv customers and indeed, football fans in Nigeria, will have the rare opportunity of watching the stars play the Super Eagles right here on Nigerian soil.
“MultiChoice is undoubtedly the continent’s leader in sports and we have repeatedly shown this not only by the exclusive content we broadcast, but also by the way we support sports in Nigeria and put the country on the global sports map through exciting initiatives like the GOtv MAX Cup.”
— Mabutho
Javier Tebas, President of La Liga, also told the media that the league is stoked to bring La Liga to Nigerian soil:
“This is a historic announcement and we are excited to share this news with our Nigerian fans: Atletico Madrid, one of LaLiga’s greatest clubs, will come to Nigeria and give our fans the chance to enjoy watching their stars up close. Africa and Nigeria, in particular, are very important for us and have a lot of love for Spanish football, something we are proud of.”
— Tebas
The historic meeting will be aired live on
SuperSport Select 4 on GOtv Max.
