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Amaju Pinnick |
The President of
Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has revealed why Nigerian Football
League is not growing rapidly. Pinnick blamed the domestic football leagues
for the dwindling fortunes of the round leather game in the country. In a media
chat in Lagos, Pinnick said Nigerian football leagues cannot grow until the leagues
are refurbished.
He hinted that the
cause of the perilous state of Nigeria’s leagues is due to lack of TV coverage
and attendant revenues although the Federation is working to “remedy the
situation”.
“Every league depends
on money accruing from television rights for survival. Ours cannot be
different. We will look at where we got it wrong and see how we can remedy the
situation. Our football cannot grow to our potential if we don’t get the local
league right,” he said.
It will be recalled the
Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) recently signed a multi-year TV
deal with China’s Next TV details of which are yet to be fully revealed.
Similarly, Pinnick said
the sports minister, Sunday Dare has every right to speak on the performance as
the head of sports in the country.
“Don’t forget the
minister is the chief sports officer of the country. We don’t feel bad he spoke
his mind on the state of football in Nigeria. We believe his intervention is
bound to be a wakeup call for us and the players,” he said.
He also disclosed that arrangements
are in place with Nike to commence the design of new kits, starting with the
2022 World Cup qualifying matches in March.
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