Author: Lawal Jamiu

Birthed in 1972, but transformed to a professional league on the 12th of May 1990   and being rebranded by the League management company (LMC), from the Nigerian Premier League to the Nigerian Professional Football League(NPFL) in 2012. As is it part of its efforts to avert a total collapse and change the outlook of the highest level of the Nigerian football league system. Three decades of it establishment, one expects an already rosy going for the Nation’s top division but rather has experienced many dwindling fortunes in recent years. This problem range from sponsorship, remuneration, officiating and television coverage. This…