MTN Partners Trafique Communications on Public Health Awareness through Sports

Soccer fans were thrilled to highly entertaining football matches on Sunday at the Campus Mini Stadium, Lagos, as 20 football clubs engaged themselves in a round robin format to create awareness on public health and community wellbeing.

The event, which was sponsored by MTN in conjunction with Trafique Communications, witnessed a large turnout of football enthusiasts as fans were given free medical treatment, with the winning teams carting away various prizes and trophies.

In a chat with THISDAY Newspapers, Program Operations Manager, Trafique Communications, Dotun Oyelese said the event has been going on for the past 14 years.

“Our drive to make the society a better place is actually what informed this event by enlightening the society through sports. We are trying to educate the youths on how to make the society a better place and we felt there is no better way to drive this than through sports. We therefore use sports to promote our agenda to make the society a better place.

“We’ve been doing this for close to 14 years. We had our first event in 2013 and some of the players we have showcased have gone on to play in the national leagues. We’ve used this event to change lives positivity by helping a number of youths get to the next level in their chosen career.

“Also, we’ve been able through the medical outreach to test people for different ailments from malaria to dental issues and eye tests, especially for the elderly, and help them to live a better life in their old age,” Oyelese said.

He however admitted that but for MTN that has been their biggest supporter, Trafique Communications would not have achieved much, considering how capital intensive the projects are.

“MTN has been one of our best and biggest sponsors. Its been supporting us for close to six events now. The support is 100 per cent. MTN is always on ground before any other sponsor. They made sure everything is topnotch; they bring life and colour to our events. They’ve been a very good partner,” Oyelese stated.