An average football lover in Nigeria knows practically all the players in top European clubs but don’t even know the names of our football clubs let alone the names of our players.
Of course you can’t blame because this fans have not stepped their foot out of the country, some don’t even know the way to the airport but can tell you the starting eleven of Chelsea, Barcelona, Liverpool, Manchester United and even those who will start from the bench and those out injured.
The media has helped them with the needed information and has continued to give them all they need to monitor their favourite clubs and players without leaving the shores of Nigeria.
The Nigeria Professional Football League is not on Television, same as the Nigeria National League and the Nationwide Leagues.
This makes it difficult for the fans to follow the league, let alone monitor the players they don’t know.
We become conversant with the names of players playing abroad and know practically all about them via the media, which is lacking when its comes to the local.
Nigeriasoccernet.com in its bid to continue promoting the local league introduces Know Your NPFL Players.
This won’t just be about the NPFL players alone but all the local league as it will come in different parts like Know Your NNL Players, Know Your NLO Players, Know Your NWFL Players etc.
This will help bring the league closer to the fans as well as the players such that with just a click, you can get needed information on Nigeria players.
Oluwayemi Omolagba
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