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NPFL Unveils Official Match Ball ‘Pro Star Evolution’ For Nigeria Premier League
….Expect more innovations in NPFL-Elegbeleye
Joel Ajayi
With the buzz and excitement building ahead of the second stanza of the Nigeria Premier League, NPL, the new Match ball Pro Star Evolution that will be used for the rest of campaign has been unveiled.
The FIFA and CAF standard 400 balls was given to 20 clubs where each club will get 20 balls for the second stanza of the League that will commenced this weekend.
At unveiling of the match ball on Monday in the Nations capital city, the chairman of NPFL Gbenga Elegbeleye said the weather friendly and FIFA standard product (ball) will be use at match venue as second stanza is on the way.
According to him, distribution is aimed at standardized the Nigeria league in bid to make it one if the best in Africa. According to him, each club will get 20 balls in the first phase as they hope to increase number before the end of the season.
The distribution before the kick off of the second half of the season is for the clubs to practice with it such that they will be used to it ahead of the kick off.
“In a deliberate effort to standardize the league, the NPFL management is unveiling the match balls which will be give to twenty clubs. This will enable them to train with the balls ahead of the start of the second stanza. Our strategic sponsor, GTI is responsible for bringing the balls which can flow well under all weather conditions. Each club will get 20 balls.
While speaking about the expectations for the second stanza of the League that will commenced this weekend, Elegbeleye said Nigeria should expect more innovations and improvement in the league.
“We want our league to be the best in Africa, At least part of it is what we are doing today, unveiling of CAF and FIFA standard Match Balls, improving our portfolio and more innovations to make the system work.
“On our own, will continue to project the league in a way that will gain the respect of Africa. We want to improve on every available opportunity.
“Now in NPFL any teams can win anywhere,You can see the improvement in the standard of our initiative.
“When we meet with referees ahead of the games, at the workshop, the Online seminar, it was quite fantastic.They promised to improve. Of course, like I said yesterday, the meeting with referees, there is a low participation in any league in the world. We are always striving to get something close to near perfection”.
Also speaking, the representative of GTI, Mr Nelson Ine said the intention is to get a uniform ball for match-day in the NPFL, adding that it was distributed earlier so that the players will be used to it.
“GTI is doing everything in making sure that the league gets to where it ought to be. This is one of the reasons we deemed it fit to get balls for all twenty clubs in the league. The ball is FIFA and CAF standard and playable under any weather conditions”.
Owumi in his votes of thanked applauded the GTI as well as Media for their positive impact on the league saying that, visibility of the league today is top notch combing with competitive balance, quality on increase.
He, therefore, sought the support of all stakeholders to work hand in hands to face lift the Nigeria League.
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NSC DG Bukola Olopade Congratulates NBBF Boss Musa Kida for new appointment as NNPC Chairman
The Director General of the National Sports Commission NSC, Hon. Bukola Olopade, has congratulated the President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, Eng Musa Kida, for his appointment as the new Board Chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.
Hon Olopade said Eng Musa Kida has been one of Nigeria’s most efficient and Productive Sports administrators who has sacrificed alot for the growth of Nigerian Basketball.
The DG maintained that his latest appointment is a testament to his years of passion, hard work, dedication and a very successful track record in the oil sector for more than two decades.
” Eng Musa Kida is an accomplished administrator whose achievements cut across both the oil sector and Nigerian basketball.I have no doubt that the NNPC Limited will attain better efficiency and attract more investment under his watch”.
” Under his leadership as the President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, we have seen the steady growth of the Country’s basketball and how the National teams have continued to achieve new heights.
” At the last Olympic Games in France, the Nigeria Women Basketball team, D’Tigress was one of the shining stories for Team Nigeria, where they set a new record by making it to the knockout phase before losing to the United States”.
” I personally know the efforts behind the scene that Eng kida put in for Nigeria to achieve that feat with the girls in France and the Nigerian girls have been an unrivalled team on the continent for some time now”.
The DG added that he has no doubt that Eng Musa Kida will use his new position to further earnest the development of Nigerian Sports especially basketball especially now that there is a new focus of growing a sustainable Sports Economy.
” Whilst the Oil sector will benefit immensely from the Expertise of Eng Musa Kida as the new Board Chairman of the NNPC Limited, Mr President, has further helped to place Nigerian Sports in a better pedestal by putting one of us in a very strategic place like the NNPC”, he concluded.
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