Nigeria's most innovative and exciting telecoms company, Etisalat Nigeria and Official International Telecommunications Partner of FC Barcelona of Spain, has congratulated club on their historic victory over Manchester United football club of England in the finals of the just concluded 2008/2009 UEFA Champions League.

Commenting on the win, CEO Etisalat Nigeria, Steven Evans praised Barcelona's effective display of skills on the field of play citing the champion quality in them as one of the driving forces behind Etisalat’s choice of partnering with the partnership with the team. said; “FC Barcelona proved themselves worthy champions last night and we send our hearty congratulations to them. Their victory is no mean feat having just being crowned champions of the Spanish the La Liga and the Spanish Cup. Like our exciting and winning partners, Etisalat Nigeria is super charged to continue to provide winning products and services to every Nigerian subscriber and thus make everyone a winner. It is our privilege to be associated with a team that encapsulates our core values of innovation and optimism” 

Wael Ammar, Chief Marketing Officer, Etisalat Nigeria said, “We look forward to extending the partnership with Barcelona F.C. during the next season, when our valued customers will be able to take the opportunity to share in their success through a number of unique promotions and offers.”

Etisalat has been a strong supporter and an endorser of the game of football for a long time. The Telco had earlier sponsored the Etisalat Football League in the UAE, the UAE-Brazil football match and other tournaments both in the UAE and internationally. Etislat Nigeria is also sponsor of the English Premier league on HiTV. It will also be recalled that the Etisalat Group recently entered into a partnership deal as Official International Telecommunications Partner of FC Barcelona of Spain.

About Etisalat
Currently standing at the 140th position among Financial Times’ top 500 corporations in the world, Etisalat is the largest telecommunication services provider in Africa and the Middle East and serves a growing aggregate of 74 million subscribers across Africa, Middle East and Asia.

 The innovative GSM provider, which is the fastest growing mobile telecommunications company in the world, has two innovative products in the Nigerian market: Easy Starter and Easy Cliq. Easy starter offers unique features such as Receiver Pays, homezone, Missed Call Notification, Etisalat service menue and Recharge Others. Easy Cliq is loaded with exciting features such as Unlimited SMS, Free Midnight Calls, Bonus on Incoming calls, Facebook update service by SMS, Free MMS, Free data downloads, One Cliq-One Tune, Cliq Ring Back Tune and Talk’n’Share.