VBank Continues Dominance in Sports Development

The V Shitsuke Flag Football league championship (Season 5) came to a climax recently with the Titans lifting the trophy for the season.

The defending champions, Titans, had defeated (Lagos) Rebels 61 to 41 in a spectacular outing that was every inch a final after nine consecutive Sundays of nine teams going head-to-head.

Title sponsors of the game, VBank, was present to cheer the players and colour the occasion. For the second season in a row, VBank, Nigeria’s digital banking platform and Banking app of the year 2020, has supported the V Shistsuke Flag Football league. For the last one year, the platform, powered by VFD Microfinance bank, has sponsored one sporting event after the other.

Speaking on this, Efeturi Doghudje, Head of Marketing and Corporate Communication, VFD Group said, “VFD as a corporate establishment believes in promoting social cohesion in our local environments and that is why sponsoring sporting activities will remain an attraction for us. In addition to keeping people fit, team sports like flag football encourage more people to bond either by watching and cheering their favourite teams or by playing in the games. The Shitsuke league in particular is doing a great job of making flag football more popular in Nigeria and VBank will continue to support innovations.”

As the Titans cemented a second win that allows them to retain the trophy for another season, individual brilliance was recognized when Odunayo Komolafe and Vivienne John were awarded the Male & Female Most Valuable Player (MVP) plaques respectively for the V Shitsuke Flag Football league Season 5.

Last April, VBank had partnered with Lagos Country Club to host a 2-week snooker & billiards tournament where winners won a total of six hundred thousand naira in cash. Prior to that the digital bank had sponsored its maiden snooker tournament which held at eBar in Lekki, Lagos steadily building its footprints in Nigeria’s sporting scene.

Hot this week

OPay Plans IPO in US, Listing on NGX to Empower Nigerian Investors

The prospect of Nigerian investors owning a stake in...

Philanthropist Revives Critical Thinking with South-East Campus Debate Oct 17

Dr. Ikenna Okafor, a philanthropist and businessman says the...

BBNaija: ARP Report Examines a Decade of Fame, Controversy, Commercial Value

New Africa Reputation Pulse report examines a decade of...

Nigeria, Other African Nations Expand Local Defence Production to Save Foreign Currency

  Major arms imports to sub-Saharan Africa rose 13%...

Topics

N4bn Oil Theft: BudgIT Tasks Regulators in Oil Sector

Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) - a body...

Gambian Minister Applauds Nigeria’s Strides in Telecom Regulation

The Gambian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Ousman...

Ecobank CEO, Akinwuntan, Charges Graduands on Digital, Excellence in New World Order

Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan (3nd right) and Vice...

Good Corporate Governance Practices Make Businesses Sustainable – Sulaiman

  Adedotun Sulaiman Chairman Absa Nigeria The Chairman, Absa Nigeria, Adedotun Sulaiman, speaks...

Global Retirement Funds Rise to $18.1tr in 2017

Costa Rica: The No. 1 place to retire! The world's...

NCDMB Urges Indigenous Oil Operators to Comply with Nigerian Content Act

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board...

Africa: Closing Gap Between Strategy & Execution

Most major corporations struggle with developing a business strategy...

NGX Group Chair: Dangote Refinery Remains a Key Economic Gain for Nigeria, Africa

 On behalf of the African Capital Market community, which...