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Sports News of Thursday, 12 January 2023

Source: sportingtribune.com

NPFL: Bendel Insurance unveils jersey as Sterling Bank reassures on partnership

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Edo state Deputy Governor Rt Hon Comrade Philip Shaibu on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, unveiled the new set of jerseys for Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin with a renewed commitment to raising the standard of the club to a world-class one.

The Deputy Governor unveiled three sets of jerseys; yellow with green stripes on the side as the home Jersey, green as the away jersey, and white with green stripes on the side as the third kit.

Performing the jersey unveiling ceremony in a colourful event at the new Festival Hall in Government House, Benin City, was the sports-loving Deputy Governor of Edo state who was also supported by the Edo Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Barr Osarodion Ogie and Tunde Adeola, Executive Director, Sterling Bank PLC.

Tunde Adeola, restated that the Edo state government is fully committed to using sports and Bendel Insurance FC to better the lives of Edo youth and Nigerians, assuring Insurance FC of the best welfare and work environment.

He re-echoed Governor Obaseki’s promise to provide Insurance FC and their supporters Club with new traveling executive buses as part of encouragement for them.

Comrade Shaibu expressed appreciation to the Club sponsors Sterling Bank PLC for keeping faith with the Benin Arsenals.

Sterling Bank PLC has been the official sponsor of Bendel Insurance FC since last season with a N50M package and has improved the package this season following the Insurance promotion to the NPFL.

Also in a remark during the ceremony, Mr. Tunde Adeola, Executive Director of Sterling Bank reassured that their partnership with Insurance will be sustained, maintaining that Sterling Bank remains Insurance sponsor.

Representatives of Wesley Hotels, Big Joe Motors, Ford Mart, Okomu Oil, and others were on the ground to support the unveiling.

The Benin Arsenals will be filing out in the new jerseys in their subsequent NPFL games, beginning on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, against Plateau United at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin.

Sporting Tribune reports that Bendel Insurance defeated Akwa United in the 2022/2023 NPFL curtain-raiser following first-half two goals by Imade Osarenkhoe and Sarki Ismael in Uyo last Sunday.