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Isn't The Nigerian League Just Rubbish? by chijiblaze(m): 12:56pm On May 29, 2017
Something is really wrong with that Nigerian Professional Football League. All over the world, wherever football leagues are played, it is done with the utmost impartiality and fairness in order to provide both sides with a level playing field where anybody has the opportunity to win a match or even the league.
In the Nigerian situation however, we can see that this is hardly the case.

Take a look for example at the screenshot of the results of matches in the Nigerian Professional Football League week 21 2017 season played during the weekend 27&28/05/2017.

Notice that all the matches ended in a victory for the sides playing at their home!
It was so bad that only one of the away sides managed to score a single goal; though they still ended up on the loosing side.
None of the other teams managed to find the net in any of the other nine encounters.

The win-at-home syndrome is still very much alive and present in the Nigerian league system. Unlike other countries.

This is not unconnected with the state of abysmal officiating occurring in the league.

What can be done to remedy this ugly situation?

Re: Isn't The Nigerian League Just Rubbish? by Teacher1776(m): 1:14pm On May 29, 2017
By the way, have u ever gone to a stadium to watch a Nigeria premier league match?
Last week there were about 3 away wins and draws. U didn't complain then.
What I think is wrong with the league is lack of professional footballers. That is what makes it less interesting. Referees are humans and can make mistakes. Even world cup and uefa champions leagues referees make mistakes too.

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Re: Isn't The Nigerian League Just Rubbish? by bodejohn(m): 2:12pm On May 29, 2017
I don't know when away wins became the sign that the league is good...

Like the reply just above, there were 3 away wins and 2 draws on match day 20, I guess the OP does not even follow the league he is complaining about.

The teams in the NFPL have very little in between them...most are supported or financed solely by state governments who are even struggling to pay workers salaries.

There are just one or two money bags supporting local clubs and their results are becoming obvious, with time and more local support, our league will compete with other leagues around the world.
Re: Isn't The Nigerian League Just Rubbish? by chijiblaze(m): 3:44pm On May 29, 2017
The absence of away wins and draws does truly indicate the unhealthy nature of the league and its predictive nature.

The Nigerian situation is so bad that you can almost surely expect it to happen everytime. It's now so predictable that most football match bookmakers don't accept puts on the Nigerian league matches.
Re: Isn't The Nigerian League Just Rubbish? by Judek2(m): 4:25pm On May 29, 2017
Well, Nairabet understand the situation. Any team playing home in the NPFL can't have more than 1.30 odds grin
Re: Isn't The Nigerian League Just Rubbish? by chijiblaze(m): 5:04pm On May 29, 2017
Week 19 19/04/2017
The same thing as happened in week 21: All home wins. Forget about the drawn match on top there; that happened 2 weeks earlier.

Re: Isn't The Nigerian League Just Rubbish? by chijiblaze(m): 5:05pm On May 29, 2017
Week 18 09/04/2017
Just the one away victory and one draw.

Re: Isn't The Nigerian League Just Rubbish? by chijiblaze(m): 5:06pm On May 29, 2017
Week 17 02/04/2017
The same thing. All home wins.

Re: Isn't The Nigerian League Just Rubbish? by fergieboy: 9:21pm On May 29, 2017
chijiblaze:
Something is really wrong with that Nigerian Professional Football League. All over the world, wherever football leagues are played, it is done with the utmost impartiality and fairness in order to provide both sides with a level playing field where anybody has the opportunity to win a match or even the league.
In the Nigerian situation however, we can see that this is hardly the case.

Take a look for example at the screenshot of the results of matches in the Nigerian Professional Football League week 21 2017 season played during the weekend 27&28/05/2017.

Notice that all the matches ended in a victory for the sides playing at their home!
It was so bad that only one of the away sides managed to score a single goal; though they still ended up on the loosing side.
None of the other teams managed to find the net in any of the other nine encounters.

The win-at-home syndrome is still very much alive and present in the Nigerian league system. Unlike other countries.

This is not unconnected with the state of abysmal officiating occurring in the league.

What can be done to remedy this ugly situation?
Should the away mistakenly win, there will be riot. So for 'peace' sake, home must win.
Re: Isn't The Nigerian League Just Rubbish? by Nobody: 10:16pm On May 29, 2017
grin imagine Akwa United had 15 points but in their next match which was at home the had only 1.32 points. Me I just DE wonder if away team win matches regularly na flog them go flog dem?
Re: Isn't The Nigerian League Just Rubbish? by Nobody: 10:45pm On May 29, 2017
You have a point

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