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as a loving football stakeholder in the state,I weep with great disappointment over this news.it shows to a large extent , how playful we are to been serious with important issue concerning development of football in anambra state.how can a club owner be the chairman of the state fa,it is a slap to professional governance structure. it is akin to infantino been a club owner and FIFA President.i think we are jokers in these country. though the donation is a good thing but from the wrong person.we should be championing how football clubs could be owned by communitylcity for great competition not individuals with ulterior motive.I am expecting how he his going to moral support to a great dream like ANAEDO united football club or FC Nnewi without sentiment indeed? na one chance we enter.A state full great brains but docile in majority.

when two grown ups behave like kids,it give room to question their moral integrity even with their elated academic position.they should tell us what they are really fighting for in ifa oracle because in the church one of them must have a large heart to lat it go.

uduokirika1:
That inter Milan and AC Milan make use of San serio has not made any less occupant of the Home ground than the other.

Thanks for the mutual enlightinement!

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I will like you to start a spirited campaign for the resurgence of udoji utd and jasper utd.we need to create an environment where anambra state can have more than five clubs in the npfl in the next five years. I know the effort smithcity fc is doing but we need to grow the corporate football business attitude.

if u don't ask the pilot where he is from before boarding a flight then who bihari appoints should not be problem but how competence they are should be the watchword. I will advise the youths not to allow political jobbers use them in achieving a position. let the best lead.

I really appreciate when the development of the east is discussed with minds that reason rational.I have refused to comment on trends that talks so much about development with out considerably action for the commentators of nairaland eastern community. we have reduced our way of thinking into a parlour joint.I will want to contribute with a practical idea that can be driven by enthusiastic members of this forum.we can use this medium to change the way corporate business could be run.I was in a discuss with uduokirika1 about starting the first fan owned club in Nigeria using the Portsmouth model and eibar club in Spain. As NFF in conjunction with the lmc has proposed the community fan ownership model has the only way through which the league could be develop .Since the eastern governors has refused to sell the club to the public, it is time we tell them how things are done.
. using the

invest now is so full fables and tales

a great lie

I think this kind idea could easily work in anambra considering the fact that the state possess 3 densely populated city.I have have decided not to support Ifeanyi uba fc since the man doesn't not understand the dynamics of football ownership with the fans been the backbone of its administration.I employe all enthusiastic football lovers of the state that loves genuine development to key into this idea .Onitsha axis can have a football club owned by enthusiastic traders/supporters. so is awka.who says nnewi can not have two clubs.anaedo fc ,nnewi united fc is still a brand that can project the city.we don't need government to start this even this thread can start this.


As the talks about Community Ownership of
Football Club (COFC) in Nigeria is been
considered by some clubs, Alonge Akinlolu and
EseOghene Edafe analyzed the benefits of
COFC on SL10 Nigeria Twitter handle
(@SL10Nigeria) on Wednesday.
It'll interest you that the idea of Community
Ownership of Football Club in Nigeria is packed
with amazing benefits if only Nigerians who
knows the importance of football to Nigerians
chose to act.
SL10: Good morning EseOghene Edafe. Let's
focus on the BENEFITS of Community
Ownership of Football Club in Nigeria' .
Edafe: Good morning. Firstly we don't have a
football culture in Nigeria, we only have
football empathy/sympathy. With community
ownership we would create a deep rooted
football culture that would be trans-
generational. Another benefit is the massive
economic gateways it would open directly and
indirectly. We also lack the requisite football
administrative education, community ownership
would give that education.
SL10: In practical terms let's look at the
direct and indirect benefits of Community
ownership of football club in Nigeria.
Edafe: Community ownership would also
connect the next generation of Nigerians with
their own club here in Nigeria. It would provide
structural and systemic improvement. The pool
of funds would be bigger and the players would
in turn be better paid and catered for. The
burden of running a club would be off the back
of one man or government.
The club would have better goodwill amongst
its community and larger fan base. As
members would always support. The system of
players rushing out of the country would be
reduced marginally thereby growing the quality
of our game. Even clubs in Europe with a
single owner, have a functional board. We have
a one man over-lord here. Which is sad
SL10: Who will be the biggest gainer if the
Community ownership of football club model
is adopted?
Edafe: The biggest gainer primarily would be
the players, then the Nigerian economy as well
as the branding of Nigerian football. Two
seasons ago Heartland FC of Owerri failed on
the continent due to one man running the
business without questions.
SL10: Now let's use a local club as an
example, let's the impact of Community
Ownership of Football Club amongst the fans,
society, league etc.
Edafe: In a community owned club, a club can
only fail based on what happens on the field as
in results. Not what we have now. Eibar in
Spain is in a city of less than 50,000 people
but it's community owned a club in the Laliga.
With the CAF/LMC licensing, clubs will struggle
to meet certain financial requirements, but a
community COFC would meet it easy. For fans
it would open a greater networking window.
For the society, it would open a bigger trade
network and better community good feeling
plus recreation and security.
For the league, it would increase competition,
raise quality of the game and improve
standards. If we implement the COFC system,
clubs would for the first time practice financial
accountability system. The clubs would start
working in line with corporate governance and
international best practice.
As it is today Warri Wolves FC were the
highest spenders last season, yet their camp is
like a slave dungeon. In today's Nigerian
league system, the administrators are not
answerable to anyone so they are not bond by
anything but with COFC, a proper board would
be instituted, and then a governing council, the
electorate etc.
SL10: Starting the process of COFC in Nigeria
could be tough considering that TRUST is
lacking. Do you see this as a big hinderance?
Edafe: Yes it is a big problem but if we can
trust our thrift(ajor) collector, why not this?
It's not just about the money at first. You start
a door to door campaign in your neighborhood
telling people to come have ownership in your
club and take from it. Having done the
campaign for a given period, you get them to
register a SUPPORTERS TRUST that becomes
the carrying vehicle. It is that Supporters Trust
that would collect money and administer it on
the fans behalf, so it is doable any day.
Yes, for credibility sake you must deal from a
legal perspective and earn trust with integrity.
Football anywhere in the world is a property of
the people, until we key into the passion of the
people, we're playing. Warning!!! This would
not happen over night. The glory seed of the
EPL & others was planted 100's of years ago.
SL10: So can you highlight the impact of
COFC outside of football in the society?
Edafe: Employments, training, unity amongst
community folks and the sense of pride that
comes with seeing success in your hood. It
would be a great boost and improve economic
activities in the community that owns such
clubs. If we have say just 10/15 clubs spread
across Nigeria with the COFC model, we'll
better our national GDP through football.
SL10: Which club(s) in Nigeria do you think
are already considering the COFC model?
Edafe: Teams like COD United FC, Stationery
Stores FC and I hear 3SC is looking in that
direction too as well as Bolowotan FC. A
country's GDP improves when economic/
commercial activities increases. With COFC
merchandise & sales would improve. Imagine
the increase in the spending power of the
players, coaches, the club and others.
With increased funding, we can also keep our
best legs as well as get some imports from
around Africa. We can also open the door for
sponsorship for big kit manufacturers like what
see with some South African teams. We can
also use the professionalism to get club
partnership with European clubs. Nigeria is
Africa's market hub.
SL10: Thanks for the chat
Edafe: You are always welcome and thanks for
your support and belief of Nigerian football.
SL10: Hope to have you again on Friday to
finish the series?
Edafe: I would be here to follow up on this
discuss as there are so much to be talked
about, Nigerians should believe in a good
cause.
May I add this; In today's Nigerian football, we
don't have club house, insurance, pension
scheme etc. CODC would address these. It is
okay to admire what is good and great about
the European leagues but we must learn
enough to implement them at home. We have
a lot of people who talk but not willing to back
their talk with action. We can make it happen if
we put our hearts in.

Bishop42:
unscientific conclusion above

If referendum is held today there is very good chance that more than 70% of Southeasterners will vote for Biafra.
States outside Southeast that may like vote for Biafra:
Delta (Anioma) -- 65%
Rivers (Portharct)- 50%

With excellent referendum
campaign (just as you convince a consumer to buy your product, Biafra propangadists,politicians and policy makers will sell biafra agenda to the leaders,chiefs and people of below states along with well detailed irresistable biafra manifesto. ) and these states may likely join
1. AkwaIbom
2. Cross rivers

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guy u are just daydreaming.I will advice u to channel ur energy first towards integration .if all southeast can merge to form a state just the size of Oyo state.

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Afam4eva:
Hello everyone, its good to know that this thread is still growing. All thanks to spyder and everyone that has been instrumental to its success. As for the thread being moved to the travel section, as much as the thread is better off in the politics section due to the traffic there, it equally falls within the jurisdiction of the travel section. But I will see what I can do to get it back to the politics section but I'm promising anything. If you noticed, I've not been active on Nairaland like I used to be for the past one year. So, I'm lost as to why this thread was moved here. Anyways, ka'm juo ajuju and get back to you guys. Ndewo nu.

.thanks for effort in promoting the development of the east.I will like to discuss some ideas on sport development in the east.which medium can I use in getting to u.

Preview Over a period spanning a long decade of formation of supportership in the world one needs to evaluate logical, critical and analytical the gain the effect it has on a particular goal or objective in this world. This form of social gathering forms a powerful tool that can be used to solve problems that created divide in the society and in particular community relationship in one another. This form can easily be classified as a tripod partnership that comprises of the public (government), private individuals or corporate organizations and finally the people who are mainly classified as the receiver and the backbone of any project in the world. : Football thrives in diversity and multi-cultural ethnicity. That diversity is actually what is supposed to work to our advantage. Plenty of flavour and colouration. For one it is suicidal to expect that tax payers money should be spent unaccounted for in football. This concept simply means the clubs being owned by the people instead of Government. Where by 10000 people pay 5k (five thousand ) membership fee The constitution of the club should spell it clearly that everyone would have equal share for 50yrs at least so that the annual renewal would run and build funds for the sustenance of the clubs over the years. Every business without accountability and financial integrity would never grow or gain value and respect. With this idea of fan ownership, is it possible to get grant/loan from bank to expand or will it be done as normal contribution. If a club has 10000 fans committed to the cause in five years they would increase income by 35% through merchandise and adverts. A topical example of community ownership is FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. These are clubs owned by communities not individual or group. We must agree that the present system of government patron is criminal, lacking in financial best practice and corporate integrity.

Preview Over a period spanning a long decade of formation of supportership in the world one needs to evaluate logical, critical and analytical the gain the effect it has on a particular goal or objective in this world. This form of social gathering forms a powerful tool that can be used to solve problems that created divide in the society and in particular community relationship in one another. This form can easily be classified as a tripod partnership that comprises of the public (government), private individuals or corporate organizations and finally the people who are mainly classified as the receiver and the backbone of any project in the world. : Football thrives in diversity and multi-cultural ethnicity. That diversity is actually what is supposed to work to our advantage. Plenty of flavour and colouration. For one it is suicidal to expect that tax payers money should be spent unaccounted for in football. This concept simply means the clubs being owned by the people instead of Government. Where by 10000 people pay 5k (five thousand ) membership fee The constitution of the club should spell it clearly that everyone would have equal share for 50yrs at least so that the annual renewal would run and build funds for the sustenance of the clubs over the years. Every business without accountability and financial integrity would never grow or gain value and respect. With this idea of fan ownership, is it possible to get grant/loan from bank to expand or will it be done as normal contribution. If a club has 10000 fans committed to the cause in five years they would increase income by 35% through merchandise and adverts. A topical example of community ownership is FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. These are clubs owned by communities not individual or group. We must agree that the present system of government patron is criminal, lacking in financial best practice and corporate integrity.

asha80:
only regional banks and not commercial banks..there is no revolution in this aspect with commercial banks..stop getting unnecessarily emotional and raissing hopes here

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the guy raise up men.full of emotions he refuse to differentiate between dreams ND realities. I laugh at how clueless apga can be.it shows u how uneducated they are about our laws.the constitution entails that all party must have their national hqtr at abuja in other to prevent sectionalism.even when the defunct acn was existing the national hqtr was still abuja.this at this junction I can conclude convincingly Igbo as no leader.

taiocol:
No. 2

no 3.
weust keep these thread alive in other to make history
things must change.if the thread goes away from the front page it must be brought back immediately.

Innunique:
That phase of Govt owning clubs would soon end before U even know it has happened. Presently it has been laid out how communities wud own their respective clubs or individuals, but U know Naija now, they are all waiting for who to start first before they join. From about 4seasons now, I don't think we haven't had sponsors and we will keep having. but mind u the "League sponsorship" thing is becoming phased out, like the USA league has done which the premier league wants to copy from 2016. so as Naija dey copy premier league, we fit join suit too.

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we can start by forming a supportership trust club which in turn will own a club.we can actually start such initiative here in naira land.the essence of this forum is to share ideas.

denedene:
I wish to own a football club. it will gladden my heart, nairalanders please contribute let's have nairalanders Fc

.yes we can start by having at least 5000 members sign to these idea then we are good to go

Empredboy:
Football fans in nigeria have been made to belief that there is nothing good about the npfl to the extent that they listed too many reasons but one of the reasons that made me write this article is even the lost of private sector prefrence in the european league to our league.

The major argument these lads had among themselves was that no business man has ever invested his money in the league and make a profit because the 'system' is not business friendly. Example that the critics gave were that no private clubs owner ever made profit or sponsor.

Now i will like to counter their claims because this is one of the issues the 'anti-npfl' fans used in chasing away potential investors.

After i conducted a serious research on some big reigning private clubs in the 80s and 90s i came up with these following reason why these clubs stoped to operate; Using abiola babes, stationery stores,udoji
utd, eagle cement as a case study.

(1) MOTIVE: These club owners were running the business as a charity organisation not in the hope of making profit from it. Thats was why non of the clubs ever had any sponsor or collaboration with fans. Imagine a team having a full capacity stadium in its home ground on match days but not knowing how to make money from the fans by selling replica jerseys, club materials etc.

(2) FUTURE PLANS: All this teams both past and presnt to have futuristic plans for the clubs. The owners died and the clubs too died because they never plan to have any successor because after all its just a 'charity
business'.

(3) ACCOUNTABILTY: The owners felt they are not suppose to be accountable to anyone and so the gate takings (which was the major or only source of income)mostly ended up into the wrong hands with no
one the account for it.

(4) MANAGEMENT: What was the club managers experience in football business? Did they have Players develoment sheet so as to know the players market value at the end of every season? Did they know the
average number of their fans to expect on match days so as to know amount to expect as gate taking and to use in making loans payment if necessary.

So to those intending npfl investors please dont reason with the past mistakes instead work on the points listed above.

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may God bless u my friend, this what I have been saying we need to defeat this trend if not we will be enslaved for life.why I support the participation of the private sector I also wish to advocate the community fan base ownership where concerned fans will own a club. the Barcelona model or the Portsmouth model

carnegiefan:
At this point, let me say that I could have simply written a private email to the director of Radio Biafra. But I reasoned that it would be better to share the idea with a broader audience of our people because then it would somehow get to the director.
Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well.

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a beautiful well thought idea that is absolutely nonsense. I pity ur type who now toe this line of self destruct.I can promise u one thing that u are going to be disappointed becos Nigeria is going to be one.instead of propagating ideas that will make an Aba man be Chairman of Onitsha or nnewi or even ebonyi man been the governor of anambra u busy figho to make the outside of the cup clean whereas the inside is dirty.

PointB:
Good point Op,

I hope the one in charge of Biafran Radio listens.

It it must be done, it must be done well in terms of tactics and strategy.


Biafra is rising again!

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dear point,
I am very sorry to announce to u DAT u need more medication due to high blood pressure and delusive mindset that Nigeria will divide after the election. well I hope u find the courage to accept we are one united country. if u still hesitate on DAT then ,I will advice u to visit a dibia for clarification.
get a life and find how to change the east to a better society where u don't need Noah our turn syndrome.

I am very happy DAT this thread is here at least no foot session depicting mediocrity and absurd ity.in other sane Cline they use theirs to revolutionized the society. we use ours to promote mediocrity division.

ChimaAgbalajob:
^^^^^
See what Chino has caused.
how did this ab0ki enter here?

.Mr man ur bigotry knows no bound.Does been Igbo stop u from dying, does it bring food to ur table.the better u know DAT humanity transcend ethnicity the better for u.as far their is no separate blood for igbos then anybody can be igbo

InyinyaAgbaOku:
I still support relocation of many Igbo industries.
There is nothing like stagnation if we keep supplying to other parts of Nigeria and beyond.
Relocation doesn't mean all our products must be used in the east only

.you still don't get the economics of relocation. u can sit on chair offline and write whatever you wish without looking at reality is unpracticable.ur key word here is supplying to other part of the country.chairman u need to learn the rudiments of growing an economy.

BuddahMonk:
Let Igbos start relocating back to East and see how Nigeria will crumble,we don't need to fire any single shot with any troop, just move your business, investments and family, let 1000000 Igbo families and investments do that and see what will happen to Nigeria.

I don't dig any of the two of Biafra wanabee leaders, Uwazuruike is a politician while Kanu is a tyrant who don't give room for change or improvement.

Let igbos relocate to East and see Biafra stand, no war, no hassle just let all igbo banks move to Enugu, let all their businesses and investments relocate and his how Nigeria will drop death.

.sometimes we talk as if we are still in the stone age.Japan economy has been stagnant for over 14 years becos they have to many coy servicing a little demand.we should learn from others mistakes.the amount of coy owned by easterners can not all be relocated home if not stagnation is a problem that will take u 20 years to resolve.we easterners are also hypocrite, we value foreign product over our own.we expect unemployment to go down when keep other countries business going.look how many easterners patronize innoson even the state government is lacking behind in that.Japanese patronise made in Japan like crazy.the American government uses exclusive made in american cars.we talk about relocate as if our consumer attitude has changed. we support Chelsea,man u and other European clubs over our own not knowing we are keeping people job secure over their.if we don't support ours in bad situation is it in good situation we only do it.

noblezone:
Bros, Biafra has gone beyond Buhari.
There is a case at Owerri High court between Biafra and Nigeria.
Biafra is attending a meeting at the UN this June.

We are pushing for a referendum.

Point of correction.
Aba is a Biafran City not Nigeria.

Nigeria was created by slave traders for slaves.
We are not slaves.
If you are talking about war, finish the one started by the Jihardists.

Long Live Biafra.

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I am very disappointed in the money used in training u.if u still reason like those village then their is a problem

chukwudi44:
welcome back to the lower Niger !!! great hero of democracy

.sometimes I wonder what type operating system u have upstairs.ur delusion for the division of Nigeria has eat the last sense u have as a human.the best I can advice u is be a terrorist in order to achieve ur illusion.

ACM10:
Is that psychiatric hospital at Nawfia still operational? I think some people here deserve beds in that facility. It is unfortunate that some people do not have any shred of decency. Decorum can never be mentioned in the same sentence with them. Tufiakwa

.I will to have a chat with u.ur email address will be fine