Football enthusiasts hail NPFL board over multiple venue broadcast

By Wale Mustapha

Followers of Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL have been showering commendations on the league board for making history with the telecast of Matchday One of new season that saw fives games streamed live on the NPFLLive application.

The live streaming of five games in Ibadan, Owerri, Katsina, Umuahia and Lagos was managed by the league’s right holders, Propel Sports Africa.

Chairman of Nigeria Premier League, NPL board, Honorable Gbenga Elegbeleye expressed satisfaction with the first ever multicast of live games and said he is proud it is happening on his watch as the head of the Board.

“We are looking forward to achieving a lot more innovations to the league and ensure that it moves in the right growth trajectory in revenue and quality of play.

“One of the promises we made under the Interim Management Committee (IMC) was to bring the league to the screen and streaming is a step in that direction while we continue to explore options to bring the league to television”, remarked Elegbeleye.

Media Entrepreneur, Edafe Mathew of Elegbete TV took to his X handle to praise the quality of the pictures and commentary, saying “It is a step forward for the league”.

Abuja based Sports Journalist, Michael Obasi suggested that following the success of multiple venue broadcast, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Minister of Sports should put heads together to fashion a robust policy for the league.

“For the first time in Nigerian football, Propel Sports have made history with a number of live game broadcast. It is time the NFF President sit with the Honourable Minister of Sports and work on proper policy to drive this league. We will never have a better chance again”, Obasi posted on the X social media app.

For Adegboyega Oluware, “I bet you’ll think this is an European fixture. It’s a historic moment for Nigerian league; stellar commentary, top notch video quality”.

Mr. Pen wrote, “Clear crisp quality from the NPFLLive app. I pray this is sustained”.

Matchday Two of the NPFL will take center stage on Saturday and Sunday across 10 centers as five games are expected to be telecast.