Tonobok Okowa predicts successful Nigeria National League Super 8

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Chairman of Delta State Sports Commission, Chief Tonobok Okowa has urged football fans in Asaba, Delta State capital to make out time to cheer the clubs competing in the Nigeria National League (NNL) Promotional Play-offs at the Stephen Keshi Stadium.

The NNL Super 8 will feature eight teams battling for four promotion tickets to the nation’s top flight league following their qualifications from various zonal playoffs in the regular season.

Okowa, who doubles as Athletics Federation of Nigeria president made this plea, while speaking on the readiness of the state to host a hitch-free, season-ending tournament.

The 2023 NNL Super 8 will get underway in Asaba with with teams set to jostle for four promotion tickets into the top flight Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and football administrator believes the championship playoff would be a huge success.

“We are pleased that we have the  facilitates to host the NNL Promotional Play-offs, and if the NFF or NNL approaches us that they want to use them, we have a responsibility of ensuring that they are given the nod to do so,” Okowa told NNL media.

“After all, we must put the facilities to good use, otherwise the funds spent to put them in place, would have been a waste. What we are supposed to give to the NNL as an establishment of the NFF as approved by the Governor Rt. Hon. Sherriff Oborevwori  has been released to them.

“The Governor has also provided all we need to mobilize for security and other logistics entrusted in our care. With notable names in Nigerian football like; Heartland, Kano Pillars, Katsina United,   already here [Asaba] for the NNL Super 8, we don’t want an empty stadium.

“We also want good football, and I believe the teams will give the fans exactly that, considering that they  would have trained sufficiently for the big task ahead.”

The other sides taking part in the NNL Promotional Play-offs are DMD FC of Maiduguri, EFCC FC of Abuja, FC ONE Rocket of Abat, Stormer SC of Abeokuta and Sporting FC of Lagos.