Mailantarki FC celebrates youth championship successes in 2022 European Tour
Story from Najib Sani ADAMU, Gombe
In just one year of its existence, the Mailantarki Care Football Club has transferred a total of 13 young and talented Nigerian players to various European clubs to further their careers in football.
President of the football club and Gombe State indigent, Honourable Khamisu Mailantarki, disclosed this during a victory dinner in Abuja, organised by Bilaad Realty, pioneers of sustainable real estate solutions in Nigeria to celebrate the club’s successes in the 2022 European Tour in both Denmark (Dana Cup) and Norway (Norway Cup) championships.
Neptune Prime correspondence reports that Mailantarki Care Football Club in their recent trips to the youth championships in Denmark and Norway set a new world record of being the first team to win both trophies with unbeaten records, scoring 39 goals in Denmark’s Dana Cup and 35 goals in Norway Cup in eight matches respectively.
Mailantarki who is also the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Gombe State for the 2023 general election said his investments to empower youths through football was yielding positive results.
The football enthusiast who rated high the club’s achievement revealed that plans were underway to construct world-class sports facilities to be known as Mailantarki Sports Complex in Abuja.
In his remarks at the event, the Chief Executive Officer of Bilaad Realty, Aliyu Aliyu, said that the dinner was organised to celebrate the glorious team for their feat in winning both trophies in Denmark and Norway.
Aliyu said that his company was part of the sponsors of the European trip while restating commitments to continue the support of grassroots football development.