UCL Final Show: 32FM, Imperial Blue Thrills Football Fans in Ibadan

From Ogundele Olanrewaju

It was a night filled with funs and razzmatazz for the football fans that thronged the amphitheater inside the Lekan Salami Stadium Ibadan, to watch the final of this year’s EUFA Champions League in an event organized by Radio Station, 32 FM and Pernod Ricard Nigeria, maker of Seagram Imperial Blue.

Explaining the rationale behind the viewing spot in Ibadan, the Editor and head of news, 32FM, Mr. Chike Ogbogu said it is a bid to add more glamour to the Champions League viewing experience and beyond affording football lovers unique premium-viewing experiences, fans were also treated to entertainment.

“This is the second time we’re organizing this show which football lovers are always looked up to as the place where basics of enjoyable club rivalry and conspiracy can be best felt through premium banter in all languages”, said Ogbogu.

Speaking in the same vein, the brand manager for Imperial Blue Adebayo Adeyemo said “for us football is one of key consumer engagement platforms that the brand likes to activate upon so we are here today with 32 FM with hope that will become the first of many we would do together.

“And I’m happy because the attendance is wholesome as you can see more than 2000 people here enjoying themselves, and aside from viewing we also have lots of side attractions, games, sports quizzes, predict and win with mouth watering prizes such as vuvuzela, home appliances and a grand prize of big flat screen TV so that they can keep up with their football watching passion”.

Among dignitaries that watch the final match at Lekan Salami Stadium Ibadan was the Chairman of the 32FM 94.9, Tunji Abioye, an Arsenal fan who was clad in the jersey of his club and presented top prize to the fan that won it with correct scores in the predict and win game.