HiFL 2019: UAM TILLERS, UNICAL MALABITES, SET FOR FINAL, TODAY

L-R: Corporate Communications Manager, Stanbic IBTC, Usman Imanah; Director, PACE Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Sola Fijabi; Vice President, Nigerian University Games Association, NUGA, Emeka Ogbu; Chief Operating Officer, PACE Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Olamide Adeyemo; Group Public Relations and Events Manager, Dufil Prima Foods, Tope Asiwaju at the 2019 Higher Institutions Football League, Super Four Press Conference in Lagos.

2018 defending champions, UAM Tillers, and runners up, UNICAL MALABITES are set to face off in the HiFL 2019 finals, after they both cruised past, OAU Giants and UNILORIN Warriors respectively, to book their place yet again in the highly anticipated finals of the 2019 Super Four, scheduled for today at the Agege township stadium in Lagos.

Meanwhile, UNILORIN Warriors will play OAU Giants in the third place to complete the 2019 Higher Institutions Football League Super Four.

L-R: Head Coach UAM Tillers, Priscila Vande; Vice President, Nigerian University Games Association, NUGA, Emeka Ogbu; Director, PACE Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Sola Fijabi; Coach UNICAL Malabites, Jimoh Moshudi and Chief Operating Officer, PACE Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Olamide Adeyemo at the 2019 Higher Institutions Football League, Super Four Press Conference in Lagos.

Speaking about the preparation for the super four, Director, PACE Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Sola Fijabi, said that all is in place for a successful hosting of the super four, in Lagos, “we are witnessing a reenactment of last year’s final and third-place matches and it is interesting, we are glad about the progress made and the expansion achieved through the season. The league has gained wider acceptance among higher institutions across the country and has been noted as a game-changer in higher institution sports in Nigeria, our expansion of participating teams to 32 and our all-impactful Coaching Clinic in Lagos were few of the highlights of the 2019 season for us” Fijabi said.

 “We have reviewed the rules of the game in line with our experiences from last year and global trends in football and collegiate sports. We did this in conjunction with our partner, the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) and other technical partners. Our desire is to create a league that would be of pride to us as a company, the Nigerian universities and indeed our esteemed sponsors” we have set everything in motion for an awesome finale and we are set to usher in an even better 2020 league season” Fijabi Added.

In his remark, the President of the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA), Prof. Stephen Hamafyelto expressed that the 2019 edition of the higher institutions football league has been nothing but a grand success “At NUGA, we are committed to ensuring the sustainability of the league, the 2019 edition has been a grand success, we are pleased with the execution and we are committed to ensuring that our students and indeed sports-loving Nigerians continue to enjoy thrilling experiences across the match centers, this excitement will hope to make grander at the finals”.

For the 2019 Higher Institutions Football League Season, the top 32 Universities from NUGA-member institutions played over a period of 21 weeks, with the final four billed for the Agege Stadium, Lagos, on the 26th of October 2019.

The league is organised by PACE Sports and Entertainment Marketing in partnership with the Nigerian Universities Games Association (NUGA). The league is sponsored by Stanbic IBTC, Indomie Nigeria and Premier Cool.