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LMC Is Work In Progress. Barrister Amobi

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5 years ago

February 17, 2022

Former Rangers International F.C of Enugu Team Manager, Barrister Amobi Paulinus Ezeaku has described the League Management Company (LMC) as a work in progress.

The legal luminary who entered the history books as the youngest team manager to have won both the Premier League and Federation cup with Rangers said a trip down memory lane would attest to the fact that the League is on an ascendancy. “It has improved to an extent. In addition to the Mobile app where we can watch games, it is my humble thoughts that when games are on TV it would bring back deeper ecstasy and the desired followership” .

He said that most of the other issues that affects clubs, are behoove on such Clubs to sort themselves out towards taking the league to an enviable and adorable state .

He maintained that for Nigerian Clubs to perform excellently in CAF tournaments, there must be a roadmap, a strategic plan that would be consciously followed. “When such strategic plans are executed there is every tendency that that we would go far in continental games. Strategic Plans take about 3-5 years” .

Barrister Amobi who spoke as a Guest of the FCT SPORTS UPDATE Personality Interview Segment added that there are various business angle that Nigeria clubs should embrace, among which are the numerous avenues on transfer of players to merchandise sales, and so many other things.

“I would encourage a business investor to invest In sports in Nigeria and get top class and seasoned administrators to run the club” he concluded

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Drogba, Amuneke, Eguavoen Lead African Legends’ Arrival in Lagos

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15 hours ago

November 7, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

With just one day to the much-anticipated Legends of Africa Football Game, Ivorian football icon Didier Drogba has arrived in Lagos, joining an impressive assembly of former African internationals already in the city ahead of Sunday’s star-studded encounter.

Drogba’s arrival further heightens anticipation for the game, which will bring together some of the continent’s most celebrated football figures at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.

Also in Lagos are Nigerian football greats Mobi Oparaku, Emmanuel Amuneke, Emmanuel Babayaro, Garba Lawal, Austin Eguavoen and Mutiu Adepoju, alongside other members of the legendary Super Eagles generations of 1994 and 1996.

The African contingent also features distinguished names including Togo’s Emmanuel Adebayor, Senegal’s El-Hadji Diouf, Ghana’s Stephen Appiah and Cameroon’s Rigobert Song, among other former international stars.

The excitement will extend beyond the legends’ reunion, with popular Nigerian entertainers and celebrities preparing for a special Celebrity Match as part of the event. Yhemolee, Sheggz, Jeriq, Teddy A and Charles Okocha are among the personalities set to feature in the celebrity fixture, scheduled to begin at 1:30pm.

The Celebrity Match will form part of a wider programme of activities designed to give fans a full day of football, entertainment and celebration before the main legends’ fixture, which kicks off at 5pm. Gates open at 1:30pm.

Organized by Toptier Sports Management in collaboration with Afreximbank and CANEX as part of CANEX WKND 2026, the game will feature 15 Nigerian legends taking on 13 African icons in a celebration of the players whose achievements helped shape the history of football on the continent.

Beyond the match, the programme includes a football clinic involving 500 young players, entertainment and special recognition for the heroes of African football.

The Legends of Africa Football Game promises a memorable gathering of football royalty, bringing together generations of fans to celebrate the enduring legacy of the continent’s finest players.

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