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Team Wilmar Africa Leaves for Standard Chartered Trophy 2019 Final
Winners of the Ghana edition of the Standard Chartered Trophy Local Tournament for 2019 – Wilmar Africa have left the country for the United Kingdom to participate in this year’s Standard Chartered Trophy Finals. The tournamnet comes off on Monday 13th May 2019 at the home ground Liverpool FC – Anfield, UK. Team Wilmar will be joining seven other teams at the SC Trophy Finals to compate for the ultimate crown.
The Standard Chartered Road to Anfield Tournament is an international 5-aside football tournament that provides local markets with a platform to actively engage clients, staff and stakeholders. It is hinged to the Bank’s Liverpool Football Club sponsorship. Winners of competitions in the various markets receive an all expenses paid trip to Anfied, the Home of Liverpool FC to join other winners to play in an eight – team tournament to determine which team emerges as the best for a particular year.
Whiles in Liverpool, Team Wilmar Africa will watch the final home match between Liverpool FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday 12thMay 2019. They will receive coaching from a Liverpool Legend to prepare for the SC Trophy Finals as well as engage in other activities.
Commenting on the trip, Head of Corporate Affairs and Brand & Marketing at Standard Chartered Asiedua Addae said, “we are excited about Wilmar Africa’s participation in this money cant buy experience and competition. We are rooting for them and believe they would exel and be the first African team to lift the SC Trophy at Anfield”.
Standard Chartered has been the main sponsors of Liverpool Football Club in the English Premier League since 2010.
