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Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by aribisala0(m): 6:19pm On Feb 13, 2022
Ebubu:


Televising NPFL will increase revenue to clubs and they can afford better stadium facilities which will improve the qualities of players that will make fans enjoy football more

But no, NFF can’t televise our league on very affordable broadcasting stations so the public can have access.
We need to think out of the box on how to monetize football in Nigeria and West Africa.

We have the raw materials genetically in West Africa in terms of athleticism
Now with the internet it might be possible one day to bypass TV

Another thing is that our local clubs are shafted when they sell players to European clubs
This is a geopolitical issue and African Football needs to speak with one voice .Money from sale of star players can make a huge difference

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Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by DMerciful(m): 6:19pm On Feb 13, 2022
Madam, i surprised you know about football, how much more our local league.

You're also in politics and a lot others. An intelligent woman I see. Kudos
Amotolongbo:
Good testimony from you bro.

This season NPFL is taking a shape which is different from the the previous seasons.
It is quite interesting to know that till week 10, two teams in the NPFL, Remo Stars and Rivers United were being invincible in the league.
Rivers United lost her first match on week 11. Remo Stars is currently losing her match (week 12) by a lone goal away, though may equalise before the end of the match to continue the invincible.

The problem with our league is the NFF and NFL. I wish it can be better organised and be televised.

Modified: Final whistle!
Remo stars lost
No more invincible
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by cornel994(m): 6:21pm On Feb 13, 2022
WibusJaga:


&there was even VAR...

Abeg wetin that bros d do with gun for match �

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Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by Nobody: 6:23pm On Feb 13, 2022
aribisala0:
You have bad mouth
and are a loser. It is very easy talking rubbish

What have you contributed to improving anything in Nigeria?

How do we get from A to B is what visionaries ask .
How old is football?
30 years ago Nigerian kids did not listen to Nigerian music today . Now we are listened to all over the world
30 years ago there was no Premiership League

A lot can happen in 30 years .

The important thing is vision and belief and to start
NOT

Bad mouth and negativity


Well, the premier league is successful because they pay high ticket prices to watch a match....

Tickets at leagues in the EPL cost between 35-90 pounds , which is between 19000 to 55000 naira. (Before the EPL, English stadiums were hell zones and a mess, and ticket prices were cheap.). Nigerians won't decide to pay N10000 for popular side self.

Also, there is TV rights money. EPL from the word go sold its TV rights to SKY for a five year, 304 million pounds deal in 1992, and the recent deal is worth 5.3 billion pounds. No media house in Nigeria or africa has that money lying around for such a deal.

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Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by gazal05(m): 6:24pm On Feb 13, 2022
I was at this same stadium yesterday for the game between Gateway United FC vs Campos fc of Owerri. All what the OP said is �. In the game, one of the Linesmen was a fully endowed lady, every of her features was just bouncing as she was running through the flanks �
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by Hseffa: 6:27pm On Feb 13, 2022
Lanrelagboi:
More

Oh, I failed to mention that the referee is a woman
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Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by Bamzyriches451: 6:28pm On Feb 13, 2022
Nice one...
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by somehow: 6:30pm On Feb 13, 2022
Is this division 2, 3, 4 or just an average amateur league? I know this can't be the NPFL nor the NNL.
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by preselect(m): 6:32pm On Feb 13, 2022
poor quality of the pitch, and stadium looks empty
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by gazal05(m): 6:33pm On Feb 13, 2022
Hey brother calm down a bit na, they've been some form of improvements in the league in terms of security. I think where we are still having problem when it comes to security is the core northern states and that's when probably maybe the away team is won. So we need to erase this home must win at all cost in our system and thank God teams have been able to take a point or maximum points on the road since two seasons ago.
premierlead:
Thank your star it doesn't involved Kano pillar, nasarawa united or any of this jihadist/terrorist club side, you would have blamed yourself for leaving Lag for Abeokuta
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by Smartiyke40: 6:33pm On Feb 13, 2022
I remember the good old days wen there use to be stanpid in our stadia even if it is Stationary Stores playing against Mighty Jets academy..... Will d glory of our local league b ever brot back?
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by peacettw: 6:34pm On Feb 13, 2022
Looks like fun
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by lexy2014: 6:34pm On Feb 13, 2022
Faller:
Is it possible for home team to lose in NPFL without violence from fans

Did you any fans in the stadium?
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by gazal05(m): 6:35pm On Feb 13, 2022
Yeah the pitch is bad but I can guarantee you at least 400 fans at the covered side of the stadium
preselect:
poor quality of the pitch, and stadium looks empty
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by Hausa(m): 6:36pm On Feb 13, 2022
I was at something similar yesterday at the match between Nnewi United vs Crown FC Ogbomoso at the Rojenny Stadium, Oba, Anambra.
Game ended 0-0.

I just felt we have a long way to go because there was no single spectator apart from those that came with the team or those that had business in the stadium.
The grasses were brown because no one is ensuring that they're watered.
We really have a long way to go.
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by CountLaka(m): 6:36pm On Feb 13, 2022
Desert league.
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by aribisala0(m): 6:36pm On Feb 13, 2022
backbencher:


Well, the premier league is successful because they pay high ticket prices to watch a match....

Tickets at leagues in the EPL cost between 35-90 pounds , which is between 19000 to 55000 naira. (Before the EPL, English stadiums were hell zones and a mess, and ticket prices were cheap.). Nigerians won't decide to pay N10000 for popular side self.

Also, there is TV rights money. EPL from the word go sold its TV rights to SKY for a five year, 304 million pounds deal in 1992, and the recent deal is worth 5.3 billion pounds. No media house in Nigeria or africa has that money lying around for such a deal.
The Premier league is successful for many reasons NOT ONE
Actually you are wrong they do not pay high ticket prices. I know because I go regularly
I also attended Nigerian league games in the 80s
Tickets are less than half of revenue
The Premiership is successful partly because it is very well marketed and they are able to get very lucrative TV deals from around the world. This involves getting in the heads of our young people and convincing them to watch it and shun ours. We should wake up. Marketing and English language are key. In terms of quality it is not better than the German league which is not as successful

We have to start somewhere
Do you know where the Chinese economy was 30 years ago ??

My point is start moving in the right direction and one day you will reach your destination. START!!!

In the life of a country 50 years is nothing
I am realistic we are not going to rival the Premier League in 10 years but we could in 50 if we start working
We have more natural talent in Nigeria

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Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by Maobichek: 6:41pm On Feb 13, 2022
foleskay:
Yeye.keep celebrating mediocity. Where is the crowd here..just a dalipdated facility with sparsely match officials. This supposed to be a national division 1 Tournament that is the second division league equivalent of championship in england and serie b in serie A. And you said you enjoyed watching this piece of shiit.
How will u nw feel when u enter d fratton park which league one side Portsmouth plays In
Rubbish undecided

You are somewhat correct but if you watch Enyimba match at Aba, it will definitely be entirely different from the pictures i saw here. Enyimba matches can't be free and crowd will still be there, i once paid 1k during Enyimba's champions league match and enjoyed it all, Nigerian league will get better with time.
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by gazal05(m): 6:42pm On Feb 13, 2022
I think it boils down to the home team. With the state of our league presently you can't see anyone traveling interstate for a game. So for now the home team should device a means of bringing fans in their environment to the stadium.
Hausa:
I was at something similar yesterday at the match between Nnewi United vs Crown FC Ogbomoso at the Rojenny Stadium, Oba, Anambra.
Game ended 0-0.

I just felt we have a long way to go because there was no single spectator apart from those that came with the team or those that had business in the stadium.
The grasses were brown because no one is ensuring that they're watered.
We really have a long way to go.

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Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by aribisala0(m): 6:44pm On Feb 13, 2022
Hausa:
I was at something similar yesterday at the match between Nnewi United vs Crown FC Ogbomoso at the Rojenny Stadium, Oba, Anambra.
Game ended 0-0.

I just felt we have a long way to go because there was no single spectator apart from those that came with the team or those that had business in the stadium.
The grasses were brown because no one is ensuring that they're watered.
We really have a long way to go.
Very long way that is where vision and leadership come into it

In the 80s we had well attended leagues and even in the early 90s.


This is Pinnick's job which clearly he is not up to .He has not shown vision or belief in anything local

The Global sports industry is worth over $ 500 billion
This is an international trade issue
It does not happen happen naturally
Countries jostle for a share of the pie and our politicians are not awake to the possibilities

Our population is very young so we need to think of Sports as business just like music and Nollywood

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Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by arroun007: 6:46pm On Feb 13, 2022
I don't know why some people don't know how contribute sensibly to issues. [color=#000099][/color]how many time has Kano pillar or Nasarawa Utd fan fought just because they loose home match. People like you are the problem if this country labeling innocent people terrorist.
premierlead:
Thank your star it doesn't involved Kano pillar, nasarawa united or any of this jihadist/terrorist club side, you would have blamed yourself for leaving Lag for Abeokuta
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by Benrosaria(m): 6:48pm On Feb 13, 2022
Lanrelagboi:


Security is also very tight to prevent violence.




Ticket was free
violence from
hot sun
cold moon
Referee
Or the full empty stadium itself
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by xeju: 6:52pm On Feb 13, 2022
Lanrelagboi:
it is a match between Abeokuta Stormers (home) and Ibom Youths from Akwa Ibom.

I was invited to come to Abeokuta from lagod by a friend in Abeokuta.

I just admit, the atmosphere is great, fans are good and the match quality is great.

Security is also very tight to prevent violence.

Ticket was free
Just see colour of the grass, even when we claim the land is green
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by Richy4(m): 6:53pm On Feb 13, 2022
backbencher:


Am watching Leicester play West ham right now on beautiful grass pitch

The cost of a ticket at the King Power is 50 pounds or 29000 naira.

Leicester also earns money from things like t shirts, sponsors , league tv rights, etc.

Meanwhile, cost of a ticket at Nigerian league game is N3000 or less.

Where are they going to get money to build a nice stadium with grass....


The stadium is good enough bro trust me based on their standard... It wouldn't cost them a billion to construct a borehole... Link it inside the stadium with a commercial sprinkler to provide water...

The reason there was no grasses was because the grasses were neglected because of no water ...the beauty of grasses is manure and water...

The premier League u were watching, halftime performance of every match, u can see sprinklers watering the grasses even when it was raining....

I Was not saying that they should do it the big boys way abroad... They should do it based on their standard... But I don't think the grasses I saw on that picture was Nigerian standard... They should be better than that

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Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by just2endowed: 6:57pm On Feb 13, 2022
Let's learn to support our own....

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Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by watersideboys: 6:58pm On Feb 13, 2022
The match is Dead on arrival
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by davillian(m): 6:59pm On Feb 13, 2022
I don't know what happened to Nigeria honestly
As a kid my dad takes me to onikan stadium to watch match mind you it's Nigerian league and the whole stadium would be full....
I don't know why we lost interest in our own or mayb the economy doest permit us or no time

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Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by watersideboys: 6:59pm On Feb 13, 2022
Damidave1124:
Slowly, Nigeria professional football league will get there... Nice on OP

Stories of centuries
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by watersideboys: 7:01pm On Feb 13, 2022
just2endowed:
Let's learn to support our own....

My friend go and sit down...... why are you not there watching the match
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by Rugaria: 7:05pm On Feb 13, 2022
tonididdy:
... Stay protected cheesy grin

Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by Focusmind: 7:05pm On Feb 13, 2022
Still very local and our standards are terribly low. Watch the pitches used by third division clubs in South Africa. We lack maintenance culture and takes inefficiency as a way of life.
Re: My Experience Watching A Live Local League Match by anonimi: 7:05pm On Feb 13, 2022
Amotolongbo:
Good testimony from you bro.

This season NPFL is taking a shape which is different from the the previous seasons.
It is quite interesting to know that till week 10, two teams in the NPFL, Remo Stars and Rivers United were being invincible in the league.
Rivers United lost her first match on week 11. Remo Stars is currently losing her match (week 12) by a lone goal away, though may equalise before the end of the match to continue the invincible.

The problem with our league is the NFF and NFL. I wish it can be better organised and be televised.

Modified: Final whistle!
Remo stars lost
No more invincible

Is it not too much government involvement through NFF and NFL that is keeping the league from reaching its full potential, just like NITEL situation before Obasanjo deregulated the sector

How many European and American leagues are run by their governments?

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