European championships: Bilaad Realty organises victory dinner for Mailantarki FC
Bilaad Realty, pioneers of sustainable real estate solutions in Nigeria, on Thursday in Abuja organised a victory dinner for Mailantarki Care FC (MCFA) following the team’s successes in the 2022 European Tours in both Denmark (Dana Cup) and Norway (Norway Cup) championships.
Our correspondent reports that Mailantarki Care Football Club in their recent trips to participate in both youth championships in Denmark and Norway set a new world record of being the first team to win both trophies with unbeaten records scoring 39 goals in Denmark’s Dana Cup and 35 goals in Norway Cup in eight matches respectively.
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Speaking at the event, the Chief Executive Officer of Bilaad Realty which is also the official partner of Mailantarki Care FC for the 2022 European Tour, Aliyu Aliyu said that the reason behind organising the dinner was to celebrate the glorious team for their feat in winning both trophies in Denmark and Norway.
Aliyu said his company was part of the sponsors for the European trip while restating commitment to continuing in that light towards “grassroots football development through Mailantarki Care Sports Academy to ensure that the desire of the academy to put Nigerian youths on the world map is achieved.”
The real estate company also presented gifts and prizes to club officials and players while three players received exceptional prizes for their scintillating performances.
The players include Miko Dalha, highest goal-scorer with eight goals in Dana Cup and MVP; Emmanuel Michael Papo, MVP of Norway Cup and Abdulazeez Maiyadi highest goal-scorer with 12 goals in Norway Cup.
In his brief remarks, President and CEO of the club, Hon Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki highlighted the achievements of his club in its one year of existence while assuring of a brighter future.
Mailantarki who is also the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Gombe State for the 2023 general election said his investments to empower youths through football was yielding positive results.
He rated high his club’s achievement from the areas of scouting programmes across States in the country, finishing top of NLO group stage and waiting for NNL promotional play-off; successfully transferred no fewer than 13 players to various European clubs, Successful outing in European tours.
The football enthusiasts revealed that plans were underway to construct world-class sports facilities to be known as Mailantarki Sports Complex in Abuja.
Our correspondent also reports that football administrators who graced the colourful events include the Chief Operating Officer COO of the country’s apex league governing body, the League Management Company (LMC) Malam Salihu Abubakar, Nationwide League One (NLO) Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mr Shola Ogunnowo, Chairman of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Abuja chapter Mr Bunmi Haruna.
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