#NaijaMade
In the spirit of
the social media initiatives of #BuyNaijaToGrowTheNaira I would love to sell to
you the Nigeria Premier League(NPL).
With the NPL set
to kick of on the 21st of February 2016 and a few of many that would
hopefully start and finish as proposed, man Nigerian football lovers clamor for
a synchronization with the European league calendar a fate yet to be achieved
but quite visible in the nearest future. We take a look t the prominent
features and improvements that could make the NPL a force to reckon with as
evident in the Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Chinese League.
FC Ifeanyi Ubah: The
Southampton of the NPL as I love to refer to them, made a major move in the
transfer window for a club that just gained promotion to the top flight 2 years
ago by acquiring the service of eight Brazilians ; six players and two coaches.
A move that would for sure substantially increase the visual appeal of the
league as fans and media would flock to watch the Brazilians that might
potentially dominant the league.
FC Ifeanyi Ubahs new signings
League Incentives: With
the curtain drawn on the title league sponsor from the telecommunication giant
Globacom Nigeria (GLO). The League Management Company (LMC) have structed a
plan to accommodate various sponsors on different fronts to sponsor the league
and a list that is gathered from source to involve big ames such as Zenith Bank
and Etisalat. Incentives include cash prize for clubs that field players of
ages 18 and below, clubs that secure an away win or draw an 100% increase as to
previous amount been paid which is now N500,000 and N200000 respectively. A
couple of pundits believe that the former would encourage player and team to indulge
in age cheat but at least the latter is believed to better structure and
fairness of the league, which in the past was nothing to write home about.
Evidence can be seen in a banter posted by the FIFA official twitter account of
the 2012 league table where the league winners could only scarp an away
victory.
Fans Misconducts and Match Fixing: elaborate meetings, good management, positive attitude and sprits
shown by the LMC; club boards and management, match officials, coaches and
technical staffs, players and fans of the NPL at large. It is safe to say the
2016 season promises to be the beginning of a great era in the NPL that would
not be degraded by various corruptions and misconducts of the past as officials
and fans have promised to be of best behaviors. Wahab Bankole of sunshine stars
of akure spoke on the pain felt by the fans of the Owena waves not been able to
support their team at the akure township stadium which led to the log slip of
the team and promises that the fans plan on righting their wrongs now that the
ban is lifted.
One can only hope
and pray that the professional football league would take a radical turn for
good, as it can serve as a propellant for the country economy boost as it serves as one of the major facet of
England economy and can be of advantage to this country Nigeria .
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