Nigeria Nationwide League One (NLO) Chief Operating Officer Olushola Ogunnowo said yesterday that the cardinal goal of the country’s third-tier league was to make it the access market for grassroots football in Nigeria as well as youth football target market and development.
Themed ‘2013-2022: A Decade of Growth’ to celebrate the NLO’s achievements over the past 10 years, the event was an opportunity to highlight the objectives and future plans of the league body.
According to Olushola Ogunnowo, NLO’s Chief Operating Officer, “Our goal is to make NLO the access market for grassroots football in Nigeria and the youth football target market.
We aim to produce the highest number of youths participating in the NLO at the grassroots level and continue to strive for and maintain official recognition of the Youth League from FIFA and increased interest from foreign clubs because of our Youth League.”
in the same vein,the NLO’s Marketing Consultant Nkechi Obi said over the past decade, emphasized the importance of NLO’s success in becoming recognized as the access market for grassroots football in Nigeria.
details of NLO’s 2023-2032 Decade of Consolidation will be made public at the Official Unveiling of NLO Partners and Season Activation Plans in May.
Meanwhile, the league body said NLO will have only Two Divisions instead of three with Divisions II and III merged into the Youth League as from the 2023 season.
The new NLO will feature 420 Clubs, kicking off on May 3rd with a Season Opening Game to be played at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano and feature Kano Pillars Jnr against Kwankwasiya United FC in what promises to be a cracking game
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