The football jersey was part of the move by the company to draw support for the Super Eagles before, during and after the Africa Cup of Nations held in South Africa. The idea enabled Nigerians to send goodwill messages to the team while in South Africa.
The campaign, tagged, “Fly with the Eagles” had the largest jersey
unveiled at the Teslim Balogun, Surulere, Lagos and the Liberation Stadium,
Port Harcourt, in a bid to drum up support for the Super Eagles in their quest
for victory at the tournament.
According to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Guinness
Nigeria Plc Seni Adetu who described the feat as a case of double joy for the
country, added that the company was highly elated to have greatly contributed
to this success, putting the country on the world map once again.
He said, ”Initially, there are doubts on whether we have broken the
world record, however, today I am proud to present to you the Guinness World
Record Certificate for the largest football shirt in the world.”
About 40,000 fans inscribed their goodwill messages on the jersey laid
at Teslim Balogun Stadium during the AFCON tournament as they wished the team
victory at every stage of the tournament,” he said.
The Marketing and Innovation Director, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr Austin
Ufomba, appreciated the support of the duo of Lagos State governor Babatunde
Fasola and Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi for allowing the company the
use of their stadium facilities, saying,”it was, indeed, an honour bestowed on
not just Guinness but the over 160 million fans of footall that stood by the
Eagles throughout the tournament,” Ufomba said.
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