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Friday, 14 March 2014

Heineken® Showcases UEFA Champions League Trophy In Nigeria

Heineken®, the World’s leading international premium lager beer has explained the rationale behind its bringing the UEFA Champions League Trophy to Nigeria. This is coming just as the Champions League enters the critical 2013/2014 knockout stage. The trophy which arrived in the country on Wednesday with brand ambassador Ruud Gullit, ex-international Footballer and coach,will make a city wide tour of Lagos from March 13 - 16, 2014. Continue...



The UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour has been presented around the world for eight consecutive years by Heineken®, a UEFA Champions League partner, and will give footballenthusiasts in Nigeria, Argentina and Vietnam the chance Meet the Trophy this year. Like Heineken, the trophyis a true global icon. It represents the excellence of the UEFA Champions League worldwide and symbolizes the ultimate prize in European club football.
In order to make the event memorable, various events and activities have been lined up by the brand to give consumers, trade partners, as well as the media first hand contact with the trophy which was last in Nigeria in 2009.
Speaking at the Trophy Tour press briefing in Lagos, Mr. Walter Drenth,  Marketing Director Nigerian Breweries Plc, said,“the Champions league trophy tour, outside of Europe,isa uniquely Heineken®experience.Heineken® is the world’s most International Premium Lager beer and the only brand able to take the trophy on an international tour.” Drenth continued, “The UEFA Champions League has a long and distinguished heritage and is the pinnacle of European club football. The Trophy Tour demonstrates the true global reach and appeal of the UEFA Champions League making there no better partner for Heineken®. We are delighted that together with UEFA we can reward the passion and dedication of football fans around the world by taking the trophy to them.”
The Champions league is the most prestigious club platform for international football stars and their clubs. With over 150 million TV viewers watching live coverage of the UEFA Champions League in 220 countries and territories every match week, this premier-sporting event has become global and fits perfectly with the Heineken® brand, which is enjoyed in almost every country in the world. 


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29 comments:

  1. Anonymous14 March 2014 at 20:04

    U welcum. 1sty

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  2. Anonymous14 March 2014 at 20:08

    Linda bring something for me from d us o.. :)
    Wendy

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  3. BONARIO NNAGS14 March 2014 at 20:16

    Must it be only Lagos.
    The last time I checked Abuja was still the capital of Nigeria

    NB plz vote my adorable cousin Zoey Makuochukwu Obidegwu as the Pears baby of the year.via pears.com.ng

    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

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  4. Unknown14 March 2014 at 20:16

    Chelsea or Bayern Munich or Real Madrid.....That's whos am rooting for......

    Kamto Haf Tok

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  5. Anonymous14 March 2014 at 20:19

    Wow!!! Wot a great event. Heineken, beer of like...

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  6. Unknown14 March 2014 at 20:23

    Grt 1 4 nigeria!

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  7. lanre14 March 2014 at 20:24

    coming there tomorrow

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  8. Unknown14 March 2014 at 20:27

    Grt 1 4 nigeria...

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  9. last baby14 March 2014 at 20:29

    Very happy about that

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  10. Unknown14 March 2014 at 20:37

    Gud 1 4 nigeria...

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  11. Unknown14 March 2014 at 20:42

    Mehn, i for really wan see this award o.... Dope, so dope.....
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  12. Unknown14 March 2014 at 20:43

    Am sure nigeria is the country that mostly consume their beer, thats why they brought it here to show there appreciation......
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  13. AnnMarie14 March 2014 at 20:49

    for the football fans

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  14. Apple14 March 2014 at 21:10

    Ok

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  15. @Osilama2414 March 2014 at 21:10

    Nice... The trophy looks great... Sha, LIBers follow me on twitter, i follow back

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  16. Unknown14 March 2014 at 21:18

    Nigeria #Blessed#

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  17. Paradiseng14 March 2014 at 21:30

    Linda this news is my favourite at least this will boost Nigerian league

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  18. Anonymous14 March 2014 at 22:00

    All Men are born equal.... But not all Beers! Only d Chairman- Heineken fit do ds, carry go my Beer!

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  19. Amarachukwu.14 March 2014 at 22:51

    The champions!!!

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  20. Unknown14 March 2014 at 23:39

    Hmmm, UEFA champions league, mother of all league. ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥♡thanks ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥ 

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  21. Kellydbob15 March 2014 at 00:13

    Choi........ I wish I was d one snaping with d UEFA cup. My level for dn increase. Babes go trip for me passRonaldo nd Messi sef.....lol

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  22. Bigtymerbitz15 March 2014 at 00:28

    Make person no disgrace us Oº°˚˚˚° cause I know some boys go don dey plan as them go steal that cup. Lollx.

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  23. Unknown15 March 2014 at 03:06

    Jay Jay looking young as always

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  24. helena15 March 2014 at 06:09

    Nice one.

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  25. Unknown15 March 2014 at 07:12

    I see JJ!

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  26. MiGhTy N15 March 2014 at 10:33

    I wish say I dey there I 4 carry d ting go sell

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  27. Unknown15 March 2014 at 10:38

    Woow! This is so cool.I wish am one of those girls standing beside jayjay,Am a great football fan so am so cool wit it but why lagos that over crowded place.Abuja is the best place for this event not Lagos abeg

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  28. Anonymous16 March 2014 at 09:46

    Does any1 know the new location of the #Heineken Champions Planet, I know it used to be @ Jide Oki in V.I, but head they have moved to Ikoyi

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  29. champions league live15 May 2014 at 11:39

    This information is very helpful for us. Champions League football is favorite for me. Thanks for your kind information.

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