Online bookmaker Betway has brought together Premier League football club West Ham United and leading eSports team Ninjas in Pyjamas for the promotion “Betway Esports Challenge.”
West Ham United players Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez and Michail Antonio will “swap pitches for PCs” and battle head-to-head in a game of Counter Strike: Global Offensive. They will be coached by NiP star players’ GeT RiGhT and f0rest, with the Esports Challenge hosted by BBC presenter OJ Borg.
Following their first ever eSports experience, Hernandez and Antonio will turn the tables on NiP’s GeT_RiGhT and f0rest by making them battle each other in a football challenge, which will be available to watch on Betway’s YouTube channel on February 26, the company said in a press release.
Betway has been the shirt sponsor of West Ham United since 2015 and announced a sponsorship deal with Ninjas in Pyjamas in 2016.
