Club Owners Task NPFL On Take Off Grant and Prize money 

There could be no take off grant to the 20 golf equipment that might be collaborating within the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) however the winner will go dwelling with a minimal of N100m (One Hundred Million Naira) prize cash, so says the NPFL board chairman, Honorable Gbenga Elegbeleye.

In his response, Chief Okey Kpalukwu who’s the chairman Soccer Membership Homeowners Affiliation of Nigeria says the golf equipment respect the truth that for the second season operating, there might be prize cash to look ahead to on the finish of the season, he nonetheless would need the NPFL to look into the potential for take off grant prefer it did final season.

“We wish to commend the NPFL board for informing the golf equipment that the winner of the league this season will get a minimal of N100m, and that this might be extra relying on how a lot they’re capable of entice by way of sponsorship. The golf equipment are nonetheless trying ahead to the potential for take off grants like they loved final season which was N10m (Ten Million Naira). It will go a good distance in serving to the golf equipment prosecute few video games when the season begins earlier than turning to their sponsors”, said the Rivers United Common Supervisor.

Elegbeleye has nonetheless promised that the N100m is the baseline prize cash to the league winner however that more cash might be given relying on how a lot sponsorship they’re capable of entice earlier than and throughout the season.

“Let me state clearly that the NPFL board may be very proud of the cordial relationship that exists between us and the membership Homeowners. Our conferences have been very peaceable and disagreements are dealt with maturely. That is the way it must be as a result of we’re all working in direction of having a league that Nigerians might be pleased with,” opined Elegbeleye, the previous Sunshine Stars of Akure chairman.

He added that the NPFL board is working in direction of guaranteeing that the golf equipment get extra monetary incentives stating that there’s no going again on the winners of the league going dwelling with a minimal of N100m.

“Let me guarantee you that the baseline prize cash for the winner of the 2023/24 season might be N10m, it might be extra however we will’t go decrease. Additionally, we’re engaged on incentives for the groups throughout the season”, revealed the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) 2nd Vice President.

It is going to be recalled that final season’s champions of the league, Enyimba Soccer membership of Aba bought N100m.

In the meantime, the 2023/24 NPFL season will kickoff on Saturday September 9, 2023 throughout Nigeria. All video games might be performed on Saturday due to the Tremendous Eagles Africa Nations Cup qualifiers in opposition to São Tomé and Principe tie on the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state slated for Sunday September 10.