Green Lock FC Will Transcend Nigeria, Says Olubunmi Peters

Olawale Ajimotokan  in Abuja

Chairman of Green Lock FC of Abuja, Olubunmi Peters,  has said his desire in founding the club is to see the club make an impact within its local community and go beyond Nigeria.

He made this bold declaration over the weekend in Abuja at the unveiling and kit launching of the Nationwide League One outfit.

He vowed to work with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to ensure they identify with the strategy of the third-tier football league club, which he formed barely five months ago with his US-based son, Olufunso, by ensuring they impact lives and become the darling of Nigerian fans.

Peters assured football fans that the strategy of the Bwari-based outfit will be completely different from what has been seen in the country, stressing that the focus of the club will be different as no football team  in the country boasts of its structure.

He urged fans to key into the philosophy of the founders of the club as it would benefit them in the long run.

“I have not touched anything in my life that has not resulted in success. We are after players that want to self-develop. Even though we are going to provide assistance, we have a team that is professionally entrenched and we will use the resources available to achieve this success.

“Green Lock FC would be the next big thing in Nigeria where any player willing to work hard can carve a niche for himself on the global stage,” Peters, an engineer boasted.

In  his remarks, the Chief Operating Officer of NLO, Shola Ogunnowo, said the league was proud to associate with Green Lock, adding that being a signature club, Green Lock is expected to be promoted to the Nigeria Professional Football League in a very short period.

Ogunnowo assured stakeholders that NLO will guide the club to grow and succeed, adding Green Lock got into NLO by buying an available slot without any liability to compete in the 2023/24 Nationwide League season.