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Joseph Yobo to play in the Nigeria Premier League

Former captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Joseph Yobo, will be playing in the last 12 games of the Nigerian Premier Football League in his new role as NPFL ambassador. The announcement was made on the twitter handle of the League Management Company (LMC) the body responsible for organizing the Nigeria Professional League (NPFL).

This news is coming less than a month after he was appointed the Special Assistant on Sports Development to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. The 35 year old Yobo holds the record for most caps in the history of the Nigeria national team.
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Photos: La Liga, LMC seal partnership pact in Nigeria

A delegation of the Spanish League, La Liga Board arrived Abuja, Nigeria today to seal a partnership pact with the League Management Company (LMC). The two Bodies signed a memorandum of understanding for a partnership that will cover exchange of knowledge, trainings  for Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Club Coaches and Administrators, La Liga and NPFL Clubs’ exchanges, marketing, commercial, promotional activities and Youth Development.

Photo Credit: www.twitter.com/LMCNPFL

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Dolphin FC and Sharks FC merge to form Rivers United FC

Dolphins and Sharks Football clubs have merged to form the new Rivers United FC. The permission was given to Rivers State Government by the League Management Company this week. The announcement was made yesterday by the Rivers State commissioner, Boma Iyaye. 
The approval conveyed in a letter by the LMC read in parr:
“Pursuant to the provisions to the article A5.4 of the Framework and Rules of the Nigeria Professional Football League, having duly considered your permission to change the name of the club from “Dolphins Football Club” to “Rivers United Football Club”.
“We are pleased to convey to you the approval of the League Management Company.”

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LMC splash Super Eagles with dollars after Niger rout.

For their impressive display against Niger on January 18, 2016, the League Management Company (LMC) has presented a cash gift of $10,000 to the home-based Super Eagles. Recall that the squad, thrashed their neighbours 4-1 at the beginning of their CHAN 2016 campaign.

The presentation was made at a dinner organised by the Nigerian Chancery in Rwanda, the 2nd Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

“The LMC, club owners and all the stake holders of the league appreciate your excellent display tonight (Monday). We are proud of the team. You guys have been good ambassadors of the league and I have been mandated to present this cash as reward for your hard work,” The chairman of the LMC, Shehu Dikko said.

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Sharks FC get shirt sponsor

Nigeria Professional football league side, Sharks FC have reached an agreement with Petro-chemical company, Eunisell as new shirt sponsor. The Port Harcourt club unveiled the newly branded shirts in a well attended ceremony on Tuesday at four point by Sheraton in Victoria Island, Lagos.
Speaking at the event, League Management company’s Shehu Dikko urged other organisations to emulate Eunisell and help build the local league while also assuring that things would be put in place for them to get maximum value.

“By the second stanza of the league, we are trying to get more TV exposure because that is what drives the commercial participation of companies in the league. We are in discussion with our broadcast partners and we will get more games on TV,” said Dikko.
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Rashidi Yekini's daughter to hold talks with Portuguese club over her father's foundation.

‎Yemisi Yekini, the daughter of the late African football icon, Rashidi Yekini will be meeting officials of her father’s former club, Victoria Setubal in Portugal over her planned foundation for him.‎ Recall that the Portuguese club few weeks ago paid tribute to the Nigerian soccer star 3 years after his painful demise.. (Read it here )
Yekini’s lawyer, Jubril Mohammed, confirmed Yemisi’s planned trip to Portugal in an interview with Premium Times.
“Yes, Yemisi should be in Portugal from the 25th of July; she plans to spend her vacation there and more importantly hold discussions with officials of Victoria Setubal on her planned Foundation for her late dad. She is not getting the desired help here so she has to go to where she is wanted,” the lawyer stated.‎
He also lauded the decision of the League Management Company to name the highest goals scorer award category of the Nigeria Premier League after Yekini.
“We are grateful, they gave our proposal a favourable look-in, and it is a step in the right direction.”

The 19 year-old lady who visited her father’s former club in August 2014  expressed happiness at the rare honour bestowed on her late Dad.

“I feel very honoured and proud to know that my father had much impact here. I am very happy and excited. It is one of the happiest days of my life. My father died about two years ago and I wanted to know a bit of the city and the club he represented in Portugal. Despite him being a very private person and did not talk much of his career, I always got used to view his photos as a player and the trophies he won. I know he was very happy in Victoria,” she told the Portuguese club’s official website.


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LMC to name goal scorer award after Yekini

In a bid to immortalize one of Nigeria’s legend, Late Rashidi Yekini, the League management company have named the yet-to-be unveiled highest goal scorer trophy for the NPFL after him.

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The chairman of the LMC, mallam Shehu Dikko made this know in a statement on the league’s website.

“There is a broad plan to institute awards and honour outstanding players, officials, key stakeholders and fans in the league at the end of every season and there are a number of factors that led us to reach the decision to name one of these awards, that of the highest goal scorer after the late Rasheed Yekini,” said Dikko.

“The awards is part of strategic plans of the LMC to create commercial value and additional revenues out of the assets


inherent in the league property. “We considered the aspiration factor which seeks to let the players know that they too can become national heroes if
they achieve excellence and make a success of their career.
“It says to them that they too can become legends of the game and the society will honour them as we have sought ‎to honour the late Yekini,” he concluded.

Rashidi Yekini was a prolific striker and he bagged 37goals for the Super Eagles in 58appearances.‎
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LMC hammers Shooting Stars, Enyimba

The supervisory body of the Nigeria Professional football league, League Management Company (LMC) has fined shooting stars of Ibadan the sum of #500,000 (Five hundred thousand naira) for security lapses in the restricted area which led to the assault of visiting Enyimba’s coach, Kadiri Ikhana during their match day 13 league game.
In the same vein, the LMC also announced that Kadiri Ikhana had been fined #100,000 (one hundred thousand naira) for displaying an “unruly and unprofessional” behavior during their match day 16 game against Aba Warriors.
Club officer of Taraba Fc, Fada Dennis, who was found guilty of assaulting referee Bala Mohammed after match day 14 game against Shooting Stars in Makurdi was also sanctioned by the LMC. He has been suspended from all activities of the NPFL for the rest of the season.
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NIGERIA LEAGUE SEALS N5.4B TV RIGHTS DEAL

Good news for Nigerian football fans, most especially those who have been itching to watch the Nigerian League matches regularly. You know it used to be once in a week, come year 2015, Nigerians would have the privilege of seeing six matches per week.

The Nigeria League has sealed a lucrative 4-year television rights deal believed to be worth N5.4 billion with sports television station, Super sports. Confirming the news, Chairman, League Management Company, Nduka Irabor says it would go a long way in changing the league.

"Happier days are ahead, this contract has also seen Supersport assuring that Nigerians who are working with them will have their jobs secured at least till 2019."

He also added that unlike before where sponsors have looked the other way, there would be more money in the league, beginning from the new season, Supersports would also be giving the league $2 million (N323 million) per year.

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