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Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by mukina2: 6:25pm On Jul 17, 2012
The Nigerian Premier League has been ranked as the strongest African league for 2012 and 24th in the world.

The classification was done by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics who assessed the performances of the clubs from January 1 to July 10 2012.

The IFHHS added points won in all continental competitions by the five best placed clubs of the Nigerian Premier League.

Last month, two Nigerian clubs Enyimba FC and Sunshine Stars were named in the 2012 top ten club rankings for Africa.

The performances of the clubs were assessed from January 1 to July 10 2012.

Tunisia’s top flight, which has reigning African champions Esperance, is in second place in Africa and ranked 31st in the world.

The Ghana Premier League is in third place but tied on points with Morocco.

With no competition taking place in Egypt since January 2012, the country’s Premier League is ranked 9th on the continent despite having two clubs in the CAF Champions League.
Top ten African Leagues:

24. (1) Nigeria

31. (2) Tunisia

38. (3) Ghana

38 (4) Morocco

40. (5) Mali

41. (6) Algeria

44. (7) Sudan

51. (cool South Africa

54. (9) Egypt

58. (10) Cameroon

* Africa’s ranking in brackets


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Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by Okijajuju1(m): 6:29pm On Jul 17, 2012
Really?! By who?! And Why?!

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Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by DammyFx: 6:39pm On Jul 17, 2012
We are getting there slowly but Surely
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by akereconfi: 6:42pm On Jul 17, 2012
What a joke
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by Nobody: 6:43pm On Jul 17, 2012
Story Story! No Be Today We Begin See Mallam And Arrow!

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Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by MrNigeria2(m): 6:44pm On Jul 17, 2012
....that's great news
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by Orikinla(m): 6:44pm On Jul 17, 2012
We have the fantastic soccer players, but the management is still poor.
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by slimdiggi: 6:45pm On Jul 17, 2012
grin tehehehehehehe really needed somthing to laff about
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by DonaldGenes(m): 6:47pm On Jul 17, 2012
Lmao!!
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by Tsmooth1(m): 6:48pm On Jul 17, 2012
Those people dont know what is going on in NPL, but good news at least.
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by greall1: 6:50pm On Jul 17, 2012
Ha ha ha I don't believe this. I think south africa is the best league in africa.
Nigeria league with bad pitch.

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Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by pbs4real(m): 6:51pm On Jul 17, 2012
Who dash us Were una put SA
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by Guapo(m): 6:53pm On Jul 17, 2012
the IFHHS must be high on cement when they reached that conclusion.
what nonsense! angry
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by Nobody: 6:56pm On Jul 17, 2012
Congrats NPl
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by stagger: 6:56pm On Jul 17, 2012
I would rate the leagues as follows:

1) Tunisia
2) Ghana (have you watched these guys? Their ball control and distribution is second to none. Our players need to learn basic skills from their Ghanaian Premier League counterparts).
3) Nigeria
4) Egypt

SA is way down. Those guys just have the money. Skill levels are very low.

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Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by naptu2: 6:56pm On Jul 17, 2012
The devil is in the criteria.

Best league = best players?

Best league = Good results on the continent?

Best league = Best facilities?

Best league = Best administrative procedures?

Best league = corruption free?

Best league = greatest revenue?

Anyhow, congrats to the NPL.
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by wadoski: 6:57pm On Jul 17, 2012
greall1: Ha ha ha I don't believe this. I think south africa is the best league in africa.
Nigeria league with bad pitch.
How do you judge who the best is? Being the most organised (which SA is) does not make it the best. Go to IFFHS website to see the criteria used.
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by HausofDinma: 6:59pm On Jul 17, 2012
When we consistently win African champions league, then we fit claim say we get the best league in Africa. Till then....
We haven't won since Enyimba, but at least we were runner up. Not bad.
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by Nightshift(m): 6:59pm On Jul 17, 2012
If i have the opportunity, i will make Enugu Rangers International the best team in Africa. I believe that there are more Nwabueze Nwankwo, Christain Chukwu, Dominic Nwobodo, Ikechukwu Oforje, Jude Agada, Aloy Atuegbu, Emmanuel Okalla, Charles Okonkwo, Totti Totti, Mike Emenalo, Kingsley Oye, Okwuchukwu Obiora, Ogidi Ibeabuchi, Okey Isima, Christain Ogbodo, Louis Igwilo, Kenneth Bodman, Mike Ogbodudu, Davidson Onwumi to discover!
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by EPOMA(m): 7:01pm On Jul 17, 2012
Okija_juju: Really?! By who?! And Why?!
you dey go watch the matches, why you dey question

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Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by EPOMA(m): 7:02pm On Jul 17, 2012
greall1: Ha ha ha I don't believe this. I think south africa is the best league in africa.
Nigeria league with bad pitch.
Egyptian league is very good
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by EPOMA(m): 7:03pm On Jul 17, 2012
Nightshift: If i have the opportunity, i will make Enugu Rangers International the best team in Africa. I believe that there are more Nwabueze Nwankwo, Christain Chukwu, Dominic Nwobodo, Ikechukwu Oforje, Jude Agada, Aloy Atuegbu, Emmanuel Okalla, Charles Okonkwo, Totti Totti, Mike Emenalo, Kingsley Oye, Okwuchukwu Obiora, Ogidi Ibeabuchi, Okey Isima, Christain Ogbodo, Louis Igwilo, Kenneth Bodman, Mike Ogbodudu, Davidson Onwumi to discover!

You are bringing back good memories
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by OdenigboAroli(m): 7:04pm On Jul 17, 2012
T-smooth:
Those people dont know what is going on in NPL, but good news at least.

I swear you Nigerians are ignorant of what is happening in your own danm country! Dont you know there has been lots of improvements in the Nigerian league. This ranking is also determined by how many Nigerian clubs compete in the African club championships and progresses. Nigerian clubs like Enyimba,Kano pillars,Heartland,Rangers and Sunshines fc has been doing very good in the African club championships in the last five years but you wont know that cause you got ur head up man u and chelseas a..sses. You will rather rubbish the Nigerian league than to support them. Do you even know the club in the lead and current leading goal scorer ? Go siddon joor!

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Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by JojoArmani(m): 7:04pm On Jul 17, 2012
hahahaha I thought Nigeria league worse despite their wrong officiating, bad pitch and etc. But dis suprise me. kudos to NFF shaa.
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by raynold17(m): 7:07pm On Jul 17, 2012
SA SHOULD BE AT THE TOP.
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by excondido(m): 7:08pm On Jul 17, 2012
other than the above mentioned reason, NPL is no where close to a top league even in africa. with those cassava field and grainy pictures.....eye sore to say the least.

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Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by chucky234(m): 7:25pm On Jul 17, 2012
I wonder how they manage to arrived at the conclusion that the NPL is the best league in Africa,with those empty stadia on match days or the poor state of the pitches.

I sent a Dolphin's player match video to a club in Spain only for them to reject the video with their director telling me that it was a training session and requested that I send league match video,the match was between Dolphin and Enyimba but the director concluded that it was a training session due to the fact that the stadium was empty why the picture was the poorest they have ever seen.

Tunisian and Egyptian leagues are far ahead of Nigerian league in terms of stadia quality,followership,quality of play,organisation and administration.

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Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by jamil2(m): 7:26pm On Jul 17, 2012
exxell: Story Story! No Be Today We Begin See Mallam And Arrow!
Atleast Mallam is try for providing himself a weapon for self defence and also to fight common enemy. If I may ask what do you inherited from your fore father to depend your self when the need is arise? I guess it was oyinbo technology you..........................................

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Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by wadoski: 7:27pm On Jul 17, 2012
raynold17 :
SA SHOULD BE AT THE TOP.
How have SA clubs performed in the last 5 yrs compared with Nigerian clubs? Since Mamelodi Sundowns in 2002 no SA club has made it past the group stage in any CAF competition, infact they hardly even participate. Based on this, I ask you on what is their ‘best‘ as claimed by you based? IFFHS is the world body incharge of history and statistics in football so when it speaks it is not for you who know nothing about records to challenge it.

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Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by tessyade: 7:27pm On Jul 17, 2012
stagger: I would rate the leagues as follows:

1) Tunisia
2) Ghana (have you watched these guys? Their ball control and distribution is second to none. Our players need to learn basic skills from their Ghanaian Premier League counterparts).
3) Nigeria
4) Egypt

SA is way down. Those guys just have the money. Skill levels are very low.
I agree with your rating especially as regard south africa. SA has the money reflecting in publicity and good pitch but skills and tactics is zero.
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by Cusubaba(m): 7:33pm On Jul 17, 2012
stagger: I would rate the leagues as follows:

1) Tunisia
2) Ghana (have you watched these guys? Their ball control and distribution is second to none. Our players need to learn basic skills from their Ghanaian Premier League counterparts).
3) Nigeria
4) Egypt

SA is way down. Those guys just have the money. Skill levels are very low.
Is true, am in Ghana right now, one of Ghana FM Station said the same thing. Pls check www.mtnfootball.com. They said the same thing also. GOD bless Nigeria
Re: Nigerian Premier League Rated Best In Africa For 2012 by donigspain(m): 7:34pm On Jul 17, 2012
A league were teams hardly win AWAY matches...

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