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NPFL writes FCPCC on illegal Top Scorer Award
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has again frowned at the deliberate flouting of its naming right by unscrupulous corporate organizations and their collaborators as organisers.
The Chairman of the NPFL, Otunba Gbenga Elegbeleye made the observation on the heels of an announced Eunicell Boot Award for the highest goal scorer in the just ended 2024/25 season.
Elegbeleye said the league appreciates value adding schemes such as the proposed payment of N3.6m awarded to Anas Yusuf, but he insisted that there are laid down procedures for organizations to partner with the League in organising awards.
“It is not right for any persons or organisations to use the name of the NPFL and announce an award without recourse to the asset owners.
“We are going to use every legal channel to protect our asset from this ambush of the NPFL. We will write to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission so that this illegal activities will stop once for all”, the NPFL boss stated.
He said that the NPFL has the identity of the organisers of the award and has therefore warned the organisers to desist it such the forthwith in their interest.
“There must come a time when we must have to put a stop to end impunity no matter how long the illegality has been going on. This is the time and we must get things right”, Elegbeleye concluded
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Montage Community Football Tourney Registration Ends October 30
Cyril Ogar
Registration for the 2026 edition of the Montage Community Football Tournament will close on Friday, October 30, organisers have announced.
The tournament coordinator, Mr Raphael Ekpang, disclosed this on Thursday, urging interested teams across the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to take advantage of the remaining days to register.
Ekpang said registration had been ongoing since Monday, encouraging eligible teams to complete the process before the deadline.
The tournament, themed “Montage FM 99.7: Empowering Youth, Uniting Communities Through Football,” is scheduled to kick off on November 3, 2026, with playoffs across the six Area Councils of the FCT.
The grand finale will hold on December 5, 2026, at the Old Parade Ground, Garki Area 10, Abuja, where the top four teams will compete for first-, second- and third-place honours.
A total of 48 teams will participate in the competition, with eight teams representing each of the six Area Councils.
The participating teams will compete for cash prizes worth over ₦2 million and other valuable rewards.
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