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Nigeria Premier League chairman, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has praised the league’s partners, GTI for their support in making sure that the league returns to its glory. He made this statement at the Annual General Meeting of the League which was held at the Sandralia Hotel in Abuja. Here is his full speech. “It is with utmost pleasure that I on behalf of the Board welcome you all to this very first Annual General Meeting of our League Board inaugurated not too long ago by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Our meeting today is indicative of our intention, mission and drive…
“One thing I will assure every one of you is my total support and commitment to the Development of the league. Chairman House Committee on Sports Ekene Adams has assured the Nigeria Professional Football League Club Owners of his total support in a bid to revamp the Nigeria Flight League. The Chairman gave the assurance on Tuesday when the NPFL Club Owners paid him a courtesy visit at the National Assembly. In a statement signed by his media team, the Chairman opined that the trajectory of the league must change so that the domestic league can reach its full potential.…
Draw for the 2023/24 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) to be held, on August 29 on the heels of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Board and the 20 Clubs. It will be the very first AGM under the newly inaugurated leadership of Gbenga Elegbeleye, who was made substantive Chairman of the NPL Board after successfully steering the Interim Management Committee (IMC) that implemented far-reaching forms in the domestic top league. “We are looking forward to a cordial but productive AGM where we will share our vision to make the league commercially attractive and increase revenue for our…
The Chairman of Enyimba FC, Nwankwo Kanu has expressed his disappointment over his team’s elimination from the CAF Champions League. The People’s Elephant had earlier lost the first leg of the CAF Champions League first preliminary round to Al-Ahly Benghazi 3-4 in Libya and needed a lower score victory in the return leg in Aba to secure qualification into the next round. They however crashed out of the competition in front of their home fans after playing out a goalless draw against the visiting North African side. The two-time African Footballer of the Year is however optimistic that his team…
Rangers International newly appointed General Manager, Barrister Amobi Ezeaku has revealed his strategic plans for the team, with a view of bringing the club back to its glory days, The BSNSports.com.ng reports. The Manager, made the pledge on Thursday, when he officially announced to Sports writers in Enugu, of the club plans for 2023-2027. Amobi, explained that the plans defined the club present and future, adding it aims at making Rangers a truly professional football institution. ” We intend to achieve this through professionalism and become the most admired and followed club in Africa, ” said Amobi. “The plans will…
The GMD of strategic partners to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), GTI Asset Management & Trust Limited, Abubakar Lawal has joined other well-meaning Nigerians in congratulating Senator John Owan Enoh on his appointment as Minister of Sports Development. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, last Wednesday named Senator Enoh, a two-term Member of the House of Representatives and one-term Member of the Senate of the Federal Republic, as the new Minister of Sports Development. Lawal sent the congratulatory message in a press statement made available to journalists in Lagos on Friday. “I want to congratulate Senator Enoh on his appointment…
Akwa United new head coach, Fatai Osho, has revealed his ambition is to take the Promise Keepers back to the top of the league, ahead of the commencement of the 2023/24 NPFL season. The former Enyimba Int’l and Rivers United chief coach replaces Deji Ayeni, who left the club after the expiration of his contract last season. Fatai, who was part of the Rivers United coaching staff that won the 2021/2022 NPFL title, took charge of the team during the Naija Super 8 tournament in Lagos last month. While speaking during the unveiling ceremony held at the Conference Room of…
Enugu state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has approved the appointment of Barrister Amobi Paulinus Ezeaku, as the CEO/G.M of the ‘Flying Antelopes’, Rangers International F.C of Enugu. The appointment is contained in a release dated Wednesday, August 23, 2023, by the Secretary to Enugu State Government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia, who had twelve other appointees into various boards and parastatals in the state. The release stated that the appointments take immediate effect. Barrister Ezeaku who just returned back to the country after successfully completing studies and earning UEFA and FIFA Masters certificates in club management was the club’s team manager when…
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) clubs that are found to be indebted to Players and or Club Officials stand the risk of not being allowed to complete their registration for the 2023/24 season. In a memo titled “Re-Financial Requirements of Club Licensing Regulation”, the Chief Operating Officer of the NPL Board, Davidson Owumi reminded the respective leadership of the 20 clubs of an earlier memo on the subject and declared that provisions of the Club Licensing Regulations would be applied henceforth. The memo dated August 23 read in part, “Refer to previous communications on the above subject and note that…
The Football Club Owners Association of Nigeria are ready and looking forward to the kickoff of the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, so says the body’s General Secretary, Godwin Enakhena. He made this clarification while reacting to reports that the clubs were responsible for the shift from the earlier announced August 26 kickoff date to September 9, 2023 by the NPFL board. “For the umpteenth time, I’ll like to say that at no point in time did the Football Club Owners Association of Nigeria suggest a kickoff date for the new Nigeria Premier Football League season because it…