Of course, there are thousands of sport marketing outfits at various levels in Nigeria, but here we aim to provide a list of the few that we know are really top class in the business delivery and probably the best you can find in the country.
Permit me, the few company mentioned here are not exclusive as there are many more great agencies we still need to discover, and we will keep updating this post from time to time.
Meanwhile, we hope this list will help brands to find their right sport marketing agency and future sports marketers to find their perfect employer.
1. Optima Sports Management International: 35B, Ladipo Bateye Street, GRA. Lagos, Lagos.
Optima Sports is perhaps, the most popular sport marketing agency in Nigeria. Renowned for securing and distributing television broadcast rights of most major sports competitions across the world. Optima sports specialize majorly in media right and sponsorships.
2. Eurodata Sports: International office: 220 The Vale Golders Green, London, NW11 8SR, Nigerian Office: 12 Kubuwa Road Abuja.
Eurodata Sports is perhaps, the biggest sports marketing and Management company that also operates in Nigeria. They are the exclusive agent that work with NFF in securing and organizing international friendly games as well as broker bigtime sponsorship deals for the Nigerian national teams. They're also involved in players management.
3. Pamodzi Sports Marketing Nigeria Ltd: 1A, Fola Osibo Street,Off Admiralty Way
Off Road 14, Lekki Phase 1 ,Lagos.
Renowned for organizing and brokering sponsorship deal for Okpekpe Marthon. Pamodzi Sports Marketing is a leader in sports marketing, sponsorship, hospitality and Rights Acquisition business with operations in Nigeria and Senegal.
4. Kinetic Sports Management: 76 Adeniyi Jones Ikeja Lagos
Knetic Sports became quite popular organizing and brokering several sponsorship deals for Copa Lagos beach soccer. Kinetic standout in brokering sponsorship deals for sporting events in and outside Nigeria.
5. GreenHunters Sports International: Shop5, Lawn Tennis Lane, Former National Stadium Surulere Lagos.
Renowned for it's flagship: 'Masterclass Talent Exhibition' football scouting event. Top on the block in organizing and brokering sponsorship deals for several scouting and football training programs. Experience in packaging football players...producing promo video clips and connecting players to attend trials. They are also involved in digital marketing and has a very popular football blog ''CheerOnNigeria.'
6. MediaVision Ltd: 6 Soji Adepegba Close, Off Allen Avenue Ikeja, Lagos,
MediaVision Limited is renowned for its partnership with NTA and its popular radio sports drama character Osaz. They special in grassroots corporate sports activiations such as the FMCG games, Ministry cup...MediaVision is a sports marketing and activation company that specialize on game marketing and activation.
7. Master Sports International Ltd: 31 Emina Cresent, Allen, Ikeja
Master sports is a foremost sport marketing company thst specialized on television and radio programing and sponsorship and advertising brokeage. Exclusive marketers for Daar communications (AIT and Raypower fm). Created TV and radio programs such as Lifebuoy Sports Splash, Pepsi League Radio Show, Peak Soccer Moments on Raypower Network...
8. Matchmakers Consult: 42 Allen Avenue. Ikeja, Lagos. Access Bank Lagos.
Matchmakers as their name implies are expert in organizing sports tournament and events. Got GTBank a naming right for Lagos Principal cup and got Access Bank to sponsor the Lagos Marathon.
Matchmakers also organize football training camps, kiddies Summer training camp etc.
