Many Nigerians do regard supporting their country’s football is inconsequential, an they neglect their teams an run to support European top teams. This action make foreigners see the league as being inferior and not worth being a fan.

Football is the passion of many Nigerian youths, It’s not only because they like the wholesome exercise that it provides the body, but also because they enjoy supporting a team they desire to.

The Nigerian League(NPFL), formerly known as the “Nigeria Premier League” as of the 2015/2016 season is the highest level of Nigerian football. It is fed into by the Nigeria National League (NNL) and it’s organized by the League Management Company.

Without must ado, here are the reasons any football loving Nigerian should start supporting his homeland teams.

SUPPORTING OUR OWN:
Nigerians don’t seem to support their own. Like they have a desire for foreign products, it is the same for football. Even the Nigerian Super Eagles team is coached by a foreigner. We can start patronising our assets by reducing the time we spent watching the premier league and support the Nigerian league by going to stadiums to watch a Nigerian club playing.

IT IS WELL ORGANIZED:
Since the league management body started managing the NigerianLeague, they have made concerted efforts to make the league more exciting and interesting. They have ensured that the stadiums are TV friendly and the players and fans obey rules and regulation. This has encouraged players to give out their best and you now see a Nigerian league player scoring a hat-trick.

PRIVATE CLUBS CAN BE SUPPORTED:
Looking at the past when the 20 clubs playing in the Nigeria Professional Football League are government owned, there are now privately owned clubs that are professionally managed.
We have The Mountain of Fire Football Club, Ifeanyi Ubah FC, and Remo stars. You can support these clubs because they churn out EPL like football week in, week out.


THE STADIUMS ARE SAFE:
Even as at now many Nigerians have the mindset that whenever they visit the stadium, they will be harassed and waylaid. This is in the past. They are now safe because it is now incumbent on clubs to provide security for fans and players alike.
A stadium to look out for in Nigeria is the God’swill Akpabio Stadium (Nest of Champions), Uyo which hosts the Nigerian club, Akwa United. The stadium is owned by the Akwa Ibom State Government and they provided full security for the stadium.

Lastly, Supporting our own teams will help reduce this current economic abberation we are facing i.e taxes generated will be used to pay the club’s workers and will thereby reduce unemployment rate.
As the Nigerian Football League would kick off in a date that’ll be announced by the League Management Company, you should have a team you will be supporting for the next campaign. Supporting teams like Kano Pillars, Akwa United, Rivers United, Wikki Tourist, MFM, Ibom Angels,… will show your love for the country.

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