The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National League (NNL), Mr Emmanuel Attah, has decried the lack of sponsorship for the league.
Attah, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, attributed the situation to the current economic challenges.
He said that in spite of the harsh economy, the management of the league have been able to secure a sponsor, Prostar, a sports kit company.
The NNL Chief Executive Officer said that Prostar would be the official match kit partners of the NNL in the 2024/25 football season.
Attah said that the company had showcased what it can do for the NNL during the super eight competition held in Enugu.
“All the balls, jerseys, prizes, tracksuit that we used during the super eight were customised with the NNL logo by Prostar.
“They have kept to their promises to give us 400 balls for the 2024/25 NNL football season and the balls have been supplied to us already. Each club will have at least ten balls,”he said.
Attah, who appreciated the management of Prostar for their support, said that the league would soon acquire another sponsor.
He said that the NNL was in talks with the SLTV that televised all the super eight matches live to promote the league.
Attah said that the super eight competition was a platform organised to get the best teams to qualify to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).
“Four teams were promoted to the NPFL for the 2024/25 football season from the NNL, Beyond Limit FC from Ogun, El Kanemi Warriors, Borno, Nasarawa United and Ikorodu FC of Lagos.
“As you can see one of the four teams promoted to the premier league held Rangers to a draw in the opening match of the NPFL at the cathedral in Enugu,“he said.
He said prior to this development, the same El Kanemi Warriors won Nigeria’s President’s cup, when they defeated the Abia Warriors, an NPFL team in the match played in Lagos.
“This is proof that we did a lot of work to ensure that the best teams emerged from the super eight. So it shows that we are really monitoring the teams and ensuring fair officiating,” he said.
On the preparations for the 2024/2025 NNL season, he said that management would ensure quality football pitch and adequate security.
He said that before the commencement of league, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) facility committee would embark on inspection of pitches and submit their reports.
Attah said that the NNL has a good insurance package for the players, adding that all the clubs have been mandated to insure their players before they register their clubs.
