Three-time Champions League winner, Carles Puyol, has arrived Nigeria on a three-day visit.
In a group photo with Jay Jay Okocha, Mutiu Adepoju and Xavier Aguilar at the Lagos Airport, the ex-Barcelona captain confirmed his arrival in Nigeria with a post on Facebook.
With thousands of fans taking to social media to express their thrill, celebrities like Tiwa Savage, Uti Nwachukwu, Folu Storms, Colin Udoh, Charles Anazodo and others have joined in on the excitement.
Puyol is on an invitation from Heineken to lead the UEFA Champions League Tour connecting with consumers and football lovers along the way.
Puyol will be in Uyo for a consumer event and Heineken’s ‘unmissable match’, as he will be playing as captain of the chairman team alongside ex-Nigerian internationals, current NPFL wavemakers, Akwa United players and select consumers against a ‘Shine Shine Bobo’ team led by Okocha.
He will also be in Lagos on Wednesday and Thursday for a tour as well as other planned encounters by Heineken.
