Juliusganduje:
Local league is not worth investing in.

How?

ednut1:
Billionaires wey dey owe banks. If they use loans to buy NPFL clubs how will they make money 🤣

which loan an NPFL club is not up to 50m rest

The likes of Remo Stars, Sporting Lagos and Doma United at the top level of Nigerian league are private ownership ventures.

There is a nice Youtube documentary on Sporting Lagos.

More people should think outside the box. Sports is huge business and sports marketing is not something to ignore. We have ignored this goldmine for too long. Teams like Pillars, Shooting Stars, Rangers, Bendel, Rivers, Enyimba etc should be real money spinners. This is already happening in smaller African countries including Tanzania.

Sporting Lagos: Journey To The NPFL


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWymlOk-gfI

EatforHealth:


Organisation is one of the main people issues

I agree with you, but there is no human misbehavior that cannot be corrected. All we need is a business approach and mindset in soccer business. Elumelu will not put a lot of money down to run a club and watch club managers run it anyhow, he wont watch his facility managers treat the pitch lawn anyhow. When the clubs are whole, the stakes are also high for the NPFL or whoever is the govt body managing it.

Doma United: Savannah Tigers In Training


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJWd9bIWRiQ

Juliusganduje:
Local league is not worth investing in.

What do you know about investment?

Remo Stars


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2ylqrTMMLM

See those clubs are tools in the hands of the governors

Same way thugs are tools in their hands

They will never see the country move forward cos they will be seriously disadvantaged

Eleporobi:


Exactly

Premier league was once a local league. The way most of you talk leave one to question the availability of logic, competence and performance.

If those ones did not invest in their league, I wonder what you go dey watch now.

Opportunistic buffoons. Always looking for where the land is greener and softer

Juliusganduje:
Local league is not worth investing in.

Where were you during the times of Abiola babes, Leventis, Rangers, IICC - The rivalry was a thing of beauty.

Man U, Chelsea etc play in their own LOCAL league too, and many of you who gains nothing from it, always follow it passionately.

Grow your local league too - that is where you can have some direct benefits.

nlfpmod:
Tony Elumelu has hinted at plans by Nigerian billionaires to buy Nigerian league clubs. This he revealed while reacting to a post by a social media user, Adedayo Mustapha, suggesting that.



Adedayo Mustapha



Tony O. Elumelu, CFR

Corruption go kill everything

Juliusganduje:
Do Nigerians obey laws and orders just like foreigners?

Yes Nigerians obey when the law is strictly enforced. Nigerians obey laws abroad with so much fear because they are strictly enforced.

The country is not doing well.
What do you expect?
The head is bad. NFA to FG.

Juliusganduje:
Local league is not worth investing in.

Says who this was the same leagues that all stadium were full to brim, the league is like every other business government what it needs individual to run it

Juliusganduje:
Local league is not worth investing in.

Very unpatriotic statement.....

But we had ifeanyi uba fc who tried but they killed his efforts. Truly the npfl needs investors this time without interference

Nazgul:

That's because the league currently lacks investors. Most of the clubs are managed by state governors who care very little about the welfare of the players.

With the right investors, enough money would be pumped into the league. Thus increasing the quality of players, giving it a facelift and an increased fan base. And with time we'll give the south African league a run for their money. Youths would troop into various stadiums across the country every week to catch a glimpse of the action.

Even European clubs wouldn't mind coming down here for pre-season tour cos our league would be standard.

valentineuwakwe:
Then Arthur eze go buy Rangers.......innoson go resuscitate old Udoji united.....

Arthur Eze suppose don buy Rangers tey tey... He's supposed to give back to the city that made him.

His billionaire status started in Enugu when Jim Nwobodo was governor of old Anambra state. He benefited from huge state government contracts awarded to him and through that established major contacts with the military administrations nation wide.

Shameful some youths knows nothing than football, so investing in football is the latest trend to fix the economy Person wey never chop go see substantial money buy football tickets that will be pricey enough to sustain the club Until we know what we really want in this country else we are not ready... Up Chelsea, up man u my foot...

Nazgul:

That's because the league currently lacks investors. Most of the clubs are managed by state governors who care very little about the welfare of the players.

With the right investors, enough money would be pumped into the league. Thus increasing the quality of players, giving it a facelift and an increased fan base. And with time we'll give the south African league a run for their money. Youths would troop into various stadiums across the country every week to catch a glimpse of the action.

Even European clubs wouldn't mind coming down here for pre-season tour cos our league would be standard.

You are right, there was a time English clubs comes down to Nigeria for pre season,the last era was when Dundee United was defeated

Nazgul:

That's because the league currently lacks investors. Most of the clubs are managed by state governors who care very little about the welfare of the players.

With the right investors, enough money would be pumped into the league. Thus increasing the quality of players, giving it a facelift and an increased fan base. And with time we'll give the south African league a run for their money. Youths would troop into various stadiums across the country every week to catch a glimpse of the action.

Even European clubs wouldn't mind coming down here for pre-season tour cos our league would be standard.

Are u saying there should not be ministry of sports? I thought other nations have something like a sport head in the government. Though they dont call it minister of sports.

IbeOkehie:
Sports business in Nigeria is controlled and OWNED by government. Until that changes, it's a dead zone for investment. Sign of good faith would be to abolish all the Government owned sports federations, sell off stadiums and abolish the Ministry of Sports.

That's all.

Good Luck to Nigeria.

Juliusganduje:
Local league is not worth investing in.

Local leagues turn international. Our celebrated goal keeper is in a SA club the SAs would call local. With good investment like someone already pointed out, a significant milestone can be achieved.

Freshtruth:
which loan an NPFL club is not up to 50m rest

https://guardian.ng/sport/football/unviable-football-clubs-drain-states-billions-of-naira-yearly/#:~:text=The%20Guardian's%20investigation%20reveals%20that,to%20N250%20million%20per%20season.

Cho cho cho. I dont argue with financial . You think billionaires use their personal money to run businesses Kai

spartachico:
You are right, there was a time English clubs comes down to Nigeria for pre season,the last era was when Dundee United was defeated

https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2008/aug/06/manchesterunited.premierleague

man utd played at abuja stadium in 2008 they beat Portsmouth 2-1. I was in abuja then for post jamb my cousin went to the match

otomatic:
What is in it for them?

CSR

I'm talking about pre season match against a Nigerian league team

ednut1:
https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2008/aug/06/manchesterunited.premierleague

man utd played at abuja stadium in 2008 they beat Portsmouth 2-1. I was in abuja then for post jamb my cousin went to the match

Juliusganduje:
Local league is not worth investing in.

Black people… in love with colonizer things…


Nonsense

Bamss1:
And Nigerian clubs will be so cheap.

With 10m you can buy 3

Before you sleep tonight, remember to ask God to forgive you for this sin of bad-mouthery.

nlfpmod:
Tony Elumelu has hinted at plans by Nigerian billionaires to buy Nigerian league clubs. This he revealed while reacting to a post by a social media user, Adedayo Mustapha, suggesting that.



Adedayo Mustapha



Tony O. Elumelu, CFR

I duff my hat for this guy for his genius idea, see as it about to bring a revolution in Nigerian league football. With the response Elumelu has given I'm sure something good will come out of it.

Imagine Dangote picking a club and turning it into a world class club instead of chasing Arsenal that isn't giving him any chance.

The investment will be massive, as it will be run as a business not some state government parastatals as the case is with most of our clubs

oluwaseyi0:
They won't make the money back

They will make more through players' sales to foreign clubs.

MALLEOLUS2017:
It's a good idea but with the nature of local leagues, how many people buy tickets to go watch live local matches Possibility of investment will now be minimal except if they want to run charity.

people currently pay 5k to watch sporting lagos .. make some research, Nigerians love football

spartachico:
I'm talking about pre season match against a Nigerian league team

so you did not watch kano pillars against Portsmouth..John utaka scored against them self