The Nigeria Football Federation and Reckitt Benckiser Nigeria Limited
on Thursday in Lagos signed a contractual agreement that immediately
made Reckitt’s product, Dettol the Official Hygiene Partner of the
Super Eagles.
At a simple ceremony inside the Studio2 of HotSports Media Group in
Oregun, Akbar Ali Sha, General Manager of Reckitt Benckiser in
Sub-Sahara Africa, described the union between the Football House and
his company as a ‘historical moment’, insisting the agreement aligned
firmly with the firm’s purpose, which is “to protect, heal and to
nurture in relentless pursuit of a cleaner and healthier world.”
In this spirit, Dettol is primed to provide hygiene protection for the
Super Eagles at every turn before and after every of their matches on
the road to and at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations taking place in
Cameroon next year summer, and on the road to and at the FIFA World
Cup finals taking place in Qatar at the end of next year.
“We will also seek to extend the protection to millions of fans of the
Super Eagles through our partnership with the Nigeria Football
Federation. The world is presently going through the worst health
crisis in the history of mankind and it is a glorious opportunity to
underscore the importance of hygiene and best health practices around
the Super Eagles and their supporters,” Ali Sha added.
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick,
acknowledged Dettol as the household name for anti-septic globally,
and expressed the excitement of the football body to welcome the
much-loved product on board. “In truth, the COVID-19 pandemic has
changed the way so many things are done, including the organization of
football itself. We are guided and guarded, and with Dettol, we know
we will be the better for it.”
