npower Launches Competition to Find the Football Stars of Tomorrow

LONDON, October 1, 2010 - npower is encouraging kids who fancy themselves as the next Rio
Ferdinand, or Faye White, to pull on their boots and enter the Football
League Kids Cup and Girls Cup.

Faye White, the women's England captain was joined by sports presenter
and amateur player Ben Shephard at Football League ground Queens Park Rangers
to call for entries.

Schools across the country have until 8th October to sign up for both
cups by entering their local competition, in the hope of winning the chance
to represent the club at the regional, and then later area and national
phases of the competitions.

The best sides will then battle it out in front of thousands of fans
before one of The Football League's showpiece finals.

At the launch Ben Shephard said: "For some of the kids taking part, the
npower Football League Kids Cup or Girls Cup could be the touch of the ball
that starts it all off.

"We could see a future Football League(
www.npower.com/web/football-league/index.htm) and national star take
to the pitch in the Kids Cup - watch this space."

Faye White, who has been representing England since 1997, added:
"Competitions like the npower Football League Kids Cup are an excellent
opportunity to get kids together enjoying football and sharpening up their
team skills.

"For female footballers the Girls Cup is a huge opportunity to play
against, learn from and mix with likeminded sportswomen.

"Giving girls the chance to take to the pitch at Wembley Stadium is a
real coup for the Girls Cup, I'll be looking forward to hearing how the
finalists get on under the famous arch."

Clare McDougall, npower's head of education and community, said:
"npower(www.npower.com/) is really proud to provide opportunities for
young people to get into football. Encouraging a bit of healthy competition
amongst kids is great for building their self-confidence and who knows, we
may even be nurturing a few future pro players too."

Greg Clarke, chairman of The Football League, said: "The npower Football
League Kids Cup and Girls Cup are fantastic ways of encouraging
schoolchildren to take part in competitive sport as well as offering them the
chance of a lifetime to play in front of thousands of fans."

Schools wishing to enter the competition should contact their local
Football League club. For details visit www.football-league.co.uk

About the npower Football League Kids Club

The npower Football League Kids Cup was formerly known as The Football
League Community Cup. The finals of the U11 Cup will be played prior to the
npower Football League Play-Off Finals. The U13 Girls Cup will be played
prior to the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Final.

Each year more than 2,500 schools take part in the two competitions. Last
season, Overton Grange School (representing Crystal Palace) lifted the U13
Girls Cup, whilst Folville Junior School (representing Leicester City) lifted
the U11's cup in the Championship section, Gateway School (representing
Wycombe Wanderers) lifted the cup in the League 1 section and Mudeford Junior
School (representing AFC Bournemouth) lifted the cup in the League 2 section.

The road to the Finals starts in September with each Football League club
organising a competition for all local schools wishing to take part.

About npower

npower is one of the UK's largest electricity suppliers(
www.npower.com/) and has 6.6 million customer accounts across the UK.
npower has been awarded platinum status in Business in the Community's CR
Index and is one of twenty-nine companies to have achieved the CommunityMark
since its launch. All CommunityMark achievers have been recognised for
demonstrating excellence in their holistic and strategic approach to
community investment.

For further information, to attend the photocall or to request an
interview, please contact the npower press office at Frank:

    Lisa Rebak
    Frank PR
    3rd Floor
    Centro 4
    20-23 Mandela Street
    London
    NW1 0DU
    +44(0)207-693-6999

    www.npower.com

Lisa Rebak, Frank PR, 3rd Floor, Centro 4, 20-23 Mandela Street, London, NW1 0DU, +44(0)207-693-6999, www.npower.com