This Day (Lagos)
1 November 2009
Lagos — In fulfilment of its commitment to youth and sports development, Emirates, an Official FIFA Partner has donated match tickets to Community High School and Stadium High School both of Lagos for the on going FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.
These match tickets will enable future football stars to witness first-hand the matches between their favourite countries in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Making the presentation in Lagos, the Country Manager, Paulos Legesse, described the gesture as a demonstration of the company's commitment not just to the development of sports in Nigeria, but the overall development of the Nigerian society.
"As an Official FIFA Partner, we enjoy being able to help promote the sport of football to the younger generation, which is why we have invited young football fans from these two schools as guests of Emirates. We realize that the FIFA U-17 World Cup is extremely popular with this group of people and is also an avenue for Emirates to bring the sport of football to a wider audience."
Emirates' is an Official Partner of the FIFA World Cup™ with close links to FIFA and all its projects in the 2007-2014 period. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ Emirates became the first airline to be an Official Partner of the world's premier football tournament.
The award-winning airline has always been a supporter of sports and especially of football. In addition, Emirates also supports rugby, cricket, tennis, horse racing and sailing.
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