Exhibit 99.1
EpicQuest Education Announces Exhibition Matches with Lionel Messi
and Argentina’s World Cup National Soccer Team
EEIQ Anticipates Dynamic Growth in its New Sports Entertainment Segment
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio, January 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EpicQuest Education Group International Limited (NASDAQ: EEIQ), (“EpicQuest Education”, “EEIQ” or the “Company”), a provider of comprehensive education solutions for domestic and international students seeking college and university degrees in the US, Canada and the UK, today announced that its recently established Ohio company, SouthGilmore LLC (“SouthGilmore”), has entered into an agreement with the Argentine Football Association (the “AFA”), for the Argentina Men’s National Soccer Team to play two exhibition matches in China.
“We believe that the soccer exhibition games with the Argentine Men’s National Team will lead to additional sports entertainment projects, which is a new and potentially dynamic revenue stream for the Company,” said Zhenyu Wu, Chief Financial Officer of EpicQuest Education. “We anticipate that the exhibition matches will also serve as a firm foundation for our new education programs related to kinesiology and recreation education where we see wide-ranging synergies. We believe that the new business segment will have a positive impact on the Company’s top-line results in future reporting periods. We look forward to seeing star soccer player Lionel Messi take the field in China!”
As previously announced, EpicQuest Education established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Gilmore Inv LLC, that will offer international educational programs related to kinesiology and recreation education that will be offered by both Davis University and EduGlobal College. SouthGilmore has been formed to organize sports entertainment projects, and is 40% owned by Gilmore with EpicQuest Education maintaining control of SouthGilmore’s Board of Managers and heading its management team.
Per the agreement between SouthGilmore and the AFA, the Argentina Men’s National Soccer Team has agreed to play two matches in China between March 18 – 26, 2024. Press conferences and extensive promotional activities will be scheduled to publicize these matches. Additional provisions in the agreement call for SouthGilmore to remit a payment to the AFA for the matches and to cover certain expenses such as transportation and lodging, while the AFA has agreed to field the team that won the World Cup at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
About EpicQuest Education Group International Limited
EpicQuest Education Group International Limited (“EpicQuest Education” or the “Company”) provides comprehensive education solutions for domestic and international students seeking university and college degrees in the US, Canada and the UK. The Company owns and operates EduGlobal College, based in British Columbia, Canada, which focuses on English proficiency educational programming for students pursuing academic degrees. The Company operates and is a 70% owner of Davis University, a career training college located in Toledo, Ohio. In addition, the Company has a recruiting relationship with the Miami University Regional campuses, where it maintains residential facilities, a full-service cafeteria, recreational facilities, shuttle buses and an office for the regional campuses that provides study abroad and post-study services for its students; these facilities are not owned, maintained, operated or are a part of Miami University. The Company is also a recruiting agent for the University of the West of Scotland (through The Education Group (London) Ltd) and Coventry University, both of which are located in the UK.
EpicQuest Education recently established a wholly owned subsidiary, Gilmore Inv LLC, in Ohio, that will offer international educational programs related to kinesiology and recreation education. The Company also established a company in Ohio, SouthGilmore LLC that has been formed to organize sports-related entertainment projects, which is 40% owned by Gilmore. For more information, please visit www.epicquesteducation.com/. For additional information about the agreement between SouthGilmore and the AFA, please see the Form 6-K filed by the Company on the date hereof.
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