Okpanechi Enejo, the Business Manager of Zedcrest Capital Limited, has promised to invest in the development of the Handball Federation of Nigeria to ensure sustainability and growth in the sport.
The Business Manager disclosed this at a news conference at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.
According to Enejo, they decided to invest in the HFN as their responsibility to give back to the society.
He said: “We are giving it back to the society by sponsoring the NHF tournament, the 2022 African Men’s Handball Championship, which is scheduled to hold in Cairo, Egypt from July 9 to 19.
“At Zedcrest, we decided to choose Handball because football and other sports all have sponsors.
“What the company saw before venturing into sponsoring the HFN is about corporate society responsibility.
“Corporate Social Responsibility is a form of international private business self-regulation, which aims to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropic, activist or charitable nature by engaging in or supporting volunteering or ethically oriented practices.
“We decided to choose Handball to make the sport well known in every part of the country.
“We want to see how we can be part of the development of building handball sports in the country.”
Enejo said they will work to provide Handball gear – clothing and apparel – to players so that they would be well presented.
He said: “I will discuss with the management of the company so we can know how we can provide or sponsor the team with accessories.
“My advice for the players is for them to be focused, committed to the championship so that they would be able to qualify for World Cup in Poland and Sweden in 2023.
“We will ensure more publicity for HFN through our sponsorship.”
On his part, the Team Manager of the HFN, Jibril Ojeh, said with self-determination, the team would make it in the championship.
Ojeh said: “We are having the best players.
“We have players from four different countries that completed our national teams.
“There are two from Israel: Patrick Nwaiwu and Obinna Ani; Yusuf Faruk from Poland; three from Benin Republic: Emeka Adiegwe, Kingsley Okubuike and Michael Solomon; while there are two from Morocco: Cole Gbenga and Rotimi Victor.
“Although secondary aspect is finance, self-motivation and self-determination is the keynote to success.
“We are embarking on the journey that about 14 countries will participate, including Nigeria, and we want the team to secure a ticket for the World Cup in Poland in 2023.”
The News Agency of Nigeria is reporting that the team, nicknamed: “Golden Arrows,” will depart Nigeria on Saturday.
NAN reports that 14 countries will participate in the championship in Egypt, which is a qualifier for the World Cup in 2023 in Poland and Sweden.
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