Nigeria’s leading bank, Access Bank PLC has thrown its weight behind the NCF Women’s T20I Invitational that begins today at the Tafawa Balewa Square’s Cricket Oval in Lagos.
Uyi Akpata, President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) said the partnership means a lot to the vision of the federation and will help drive the inclusion goal for the women gender to a new height,
“We are glad that a brand like Access Bank finds what we are doing as a good avenue to express their Women’s empowerment agenda and connect with the broader African communities where they operate,” Akpata said. “It’s a win-win for all parties, but more importantly as a federation, I am very glad that we can reach more people with our goal, with Access behind us.”
Group Head Corporate Communication of Access Bank, Amaechi Okobi, said that the bank finds alignment between what the federation has outlined and what the bank has as its values.
As a Pan-African Bank, we always get excited when we see opportunities to connect with more of our customers across the continent. We have five African countries converging for this event and the thing they have in common, apart from the game they have come play, is Access Bank,” he added.
Ghana, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Rwanda Cricket Women teams have all arrived in Lagos and had practice rounds, ahead of the week-long Women’s T20 Invitational Tournament that would be concluded on April 3.
The opening match of the tournament is between Nigeria and Sierra Leone by 9:30 am today; to be followed by a Ghana, Rwanda tie later in the day.