Exclusive: Ifeanyi Ubah, Soname Lead NPIFL Delegation To Abuja

Ifeanyi Ubah, Soname Lead NPIFL Delegation To Abuja

By Niyi Busari

The duo proprietors of Remo Stars and FC Ifeanyi Ubah, Hon. Kunle Soname and Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah will lead six-man committee of the Nigeria Private Investors Football League, NPIFL, to their maiden meeting in Abuja, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

The meeting which will hold next Saturday, serves as the first step for the proposed league and also for all the proprietors of the registered and intended private clubs to come together to deliberate on registration, getting approval from the authority, setting up of committees to oversee, and discuss other important issues like partnership, sponsorship and club registration.

President, Go-Round FC, Mr Felix, Chairman Dynamite FC, Bernard, Proprietor, Yarma FC, Alhaji Faruk Yarmalight, Chairman, Kada City FC, Ekene Adams are other members of the committee saddled with the responsibility of registration of the league.

The league body appealed to those who want to register and partner to hold on till next week when all details will be in public space after this weekend's Executive Committee meeting.

The executive meeting will also unveil the NPIFL intended investors and partners within and outside Nigeria who are willing to give the league the needed supports.

Recall that BSN Sports reports that over 10 private owned clubs in Nigeria have registered while more than 15 others have shown interest to participate in the Division One, Division Two and Youth League which will be shown live on Television .

The champions of the Division One will smile to bank to cash One hundred million while the runners-up and third-placed clubs receive Sixty million and Forty million respectively.

The league champions, runners-up and third-placed will not participate in the CAF organised inter-club competitions.