efilefun:
whats this one saying?

Trailblazer1:
is he richer than Roman Abramovic? If yes then let him go ahead but if no, let him try hull city

RedBenson:


Lolz. Hope u write d exam well? No get carry over o.

ritababe:

yeah i wrote well

RedBenson:


Na when the result come out we go know weda u bin write well or not. Lol.

ritababe:

i dont hav to wait for result cus i knw i wrote very well

arsetalks:
Listen, Business knows no sentiments. You want him to buy and sponsor a Nigeria team, what will that add to his coffer? Is there any Nigeria team worth more than 500 million naira? No one investor who is in the caliber of Dangote will invest in the Nigeria league until the NFF and the LMC gets serious with improving the fortunes of the league.

Supposing he buys Enyimba, brings in big name players, how will he recoup his investment? Which big player will want to play in a league with so poor stadias? With almost no TV appearance?

Let me ask you, if he buys Enyimba which to me is the biggest club in Nigeria ( forget the heroics of Kano Pillars last few years ), what profit will he be making from them? In what league will they compete? How much prize money will they be fighting for? How does it add to his prestige as a billionaire in dollar?

Until the league body gets serious nothing will be achieved. We have more quality players than SA but they get more money than us. It was easy for Ajax to invest in Ajax Cape Town for this sole reason. MARKETING.

Take a look at the nike sponsorship deal. Nigeria gets less than $6 million per year, lowly Chile gets $30m per year. Forget Chile's recent boom in world football, they are lowly compared to Nigeria in every aspect, we are merely a sleeping giant.

Think about it deeply. Chelsea were rubbish when Abramovich came in and they do not even have a stadium of their own but they had a brandable product. It was easy for Abramovich to pay crazy money to acquire players because he knows once Chelsea start competing regular in the champions league, he will make his money back. And just take a look at his investment pattern with Chelsea, is he still signing players for crazy amount? Chelsea even declared a profit of 7m pounds or there about last year I think. Can he do that in the Nigerian league? Why do you think MTN did not bother with Glo or you think they cannot beat Glo to the sponsorship right if they so want?

If you want him to dash money to the league, I can understand that. How much is prize money for CAF champions league winner? $1 million. Entrance into UEFA champions league fetches you close to $12 million, winning it from next season will fetch you close to $100 million with the new BT sport deal.

Fellonigerians:



This is not sentiments, it is all about potentials of an untapped market... There is no money in the league because it is run by docile people without ideas, and teams are owned by another group of docile people with no interest in the growth of football in the country... If the likes of dangote, Otedola, Ovia, Elumelu, Otudeko etc buy clubs in Nigeria, they will influence the administration of the league because the are people that will demand for newer policies that will protect their interests and make money for them...

They will demand for more sponsors of the league, more opportunities to recoup their money through merchandising (which does not exist in Nigeria at all), their names will be used to boost the league as a battle of Nigeria's billionaires, they will participate in the negotiation of new deals for the league (TV, etc), and so many other changes which they will bring to the sector...

As long as State governments run the clubs, people will not see the potentials in the sector...

naptu2:

I wish I could replay Chief MKO Abiola's interview for you and you could hear him talk about why he disbanded Abiola Babes (How can the FA insist that you play a league match the day after you play a continental tie?). No single owner can effect the desired change unless that change comes from the FA.

naptu2:


I wish I could replay Chief MKO Abiola's interview for you and you could hear him talk about why he disbanded Abiola Babes (How can the FA insist that you play a league match the day after you play a continental tie?). No single owner can effect the desired change unless that change comes from the FA.

Fellonigerians:



I get your point, but it is a risk that is worth taking... He has lost billions of dollars in one day all because of the falling Naira, so losing N100m is a drop in the bucket... Dangote is the richest blackman in the world, so if he decides to own a team in Nigeria, you will see changes instantly in the league, and football in general...

They way millionaires in Nigeria compete in every measurement of wealth and success, e.g., to see who has the biggest houses, most expensive cars, biggest yachts, biggest jets, etc, other millionaires will follow him, and start competing to see whose team wins the most trophies, both domestic and international... Viewership will increase, merchandises will be sold worldwide, more players all over africa and the world will rush to Nigeria, etc... See as millionaires in Nigeria are all scrambling to get on Forbes List... It is good for Nigeria's economy, and can also be good for our football...

The administrators of football just dont know how to market our football, so the need external pressure...

Amaechi5:
This is why i like epl unlike spain and Germany u must be from their country before you buy any top club.

CFCfan:

The LMC has a lot of work to do.