English Barclay Premier club, Arsenal is close to finalising plans for a pre-season tour to Nigeria this summer. Arsenal officials are in Nigeria to inspect more facilities across the country for the tour scheduled to hold in August.
Tour organisers, DanJan Sports and Arsenal officials also met with some fans of the North London side. Arsenal marketing director, Angus Kinnear confirmed that the officials of the North London side are checking on facilities and are encouraged by the response from the club’s fans in the West African nation.
“It’s been a lovely time here, the energy level is absolutely unbelievable. We are still inspecting potential facilities in different states and the fans are excited about the tour.
Essentially, the connection with the fans has been amazing. Arsenal went to Asia last year and what we’ve seen on the ground here is encouraging.
Like we’ve emphasised, there is a strong desire to connect with our fans in Africa and the first step starts in Nigeria.