The leading Sports betting company in Nigeria, 1960BET, is by this release officially unveiled as the Headline Sponsor of the 2014 League Bloggers Awards (LBA) for its end-of-season event billed to hold at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos, on December 15.
The 2014 LBA will honour outstanding players, coaches and clubs in the recently-concluded Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) 2013/14 season.
The CEO of LBA, Ojeikere Aikhoje, described the partnership with the industry-leading bookmaking firm as a win-win situation for the two organizations.
“We have entered into a game-changing partnership with 1960BET for the 2014 award. It is a start of an enduring relationship with 1960BET for us at the LBA. The partnership with 1960Bet is a win-win situation for both parties. It is a special kind of relationship that will surely open new vistas in our goal to reward the best actors in the Nigeria Professional Football League,” Aikhoje said.
The third edition of the LBA end-of-the-season event will reward actors in the NPFL in 16 different categories including the Highest Goalscorer Award which will go to Enyimba striker, Mfon Udoh, who scored 23 goals.
Top among the categories up for grabs is the prestigious Player of the Season as well as Manager of the Season and Club of the Season.
Other awards include Fair Play Award, Best Use of Social Media (for clubs), Best Website, Best Designed Jersey, Best New Goalkeeper (NPFL), Best Draft from Development Team, Best Development Team, Best
New Player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Foreigner, Best Promoted Team and Best National Team Player.
1960BET is a street-credible sports betting company known for prompt payments and various audacious Corporate Social Responsibility Projects and sponsorship programmes which include Headline Sponsorship of Copa Lagos 2014, the resurgence of Boxing in Nigeria broadcast live on satellite TV (GOtv Boxing Night), Headline sponsorship of Stationery Stores FC, Sponsorship of 11 sports fans to Brazil 2014 World Cup.
1960BET offers Nigerians a money-making platform from sporting events in the cosy ambience of their mega Retail Outlets located in multiple states of the federation. Online, their presence is visible for an array of products including Sports, Pools, Casino, Virtuals, Binary Options and many more exciting features that justify the very busy traffic and frequent visits to www.1960bet.com. Also available to Nigerians on the go via their mobile platform, the company has enriched so many sports loving youths who “Play their Game!” with Nigeria’s Number 1 High Street Bookmaker, which boast of thousands of youths currently under her employ.
Through the easy-to-get 1960BET Franchise, many Nigerians are being empowered financially thus contributing to the reduction of the country’s unemployment rate and taking youths off the street.
1960BET is in the good books of industry Regulators and all host State Governments to whose good causes she contributes immensely.
It is in recognition of the company’s outstanding pedigree and contributions to the development of indigenous Sports in general that LBA has deemed it fit to offer 1960BET the headline sponsorship of this year’s award which promises to be a totally rewarding experience for both Awardees and guests alike.
 for its end-of-season event billed to hold at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos, on December 15.){kind=link}