GLO Sponsorship of Nigerian Premier League Ends
Telecommunication outfit, Globacom, has officially ended their sponsorship of the Nigerian Premier League. Globacom had been in partnership with the League Management Company (LMC) for over a decade, signing their last sponsorship agreement at the beginning of the 2012/2013 league season. However, the deal elapsed at the completion of the 2016 Super Four football tournament […]
Ifeanyi Egwim Nets Season’s First Hat Trick
Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt striker, Ifeanyi Egwim became the first player to score a hat-trick in the Nigerian Premier League this season on Saturday to earn his side a 3-1 win over Nasarawa United. Despite his team losing a player and going down 1-0 early in the game, Egwim scored two first half goals […]
Pillars Retain The Nigerian Premier League Trophy
Kano Pillars have been crowned the Champions of Nigerian Premier League despite going down 2 – 0 against Lobi Stars on the final day of the season. This is Kano Pillars’ second title in two years and third in recent years, becoming the first team from the North to win the league back to back. […]
NFF Inaugurates New Management Committee for the Nigerian Premier League
By Arinze Ude The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has inaugurated an interim 12-man Management Committee to pilot the affairs of the Nigerian Premier League (NPL). The new Nigeria League Season is scheduled to kick off next month after the season break was prolonged due to in-house fighting among the Nigerian Premier League officials. The most […]
NIGERIAN PREMIER LEAGUE: Can We Ever Have The Same Passion For Our Local Teams?
By Arinze Ude. It’s becoming a culture nowadays to support Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, AC Milan or Juventus and I’ve been pondering if we could ever have the same passion for our local clubsides. Our poor domestic league is a drawback to the […]