Berates low goal scores in Super-Six Kunle Adewale The recently concluded Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, Abridged League and the ongoing Super Six has been hailed for the improvement and
The recently concluded Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, Abridged League and the ongoing Super Six has been hailed for the improvement and innovations introduced by the Interim Management Committee, IMC, however, the Deputy Director, Technical and Scouting of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Paul Aigbogun, has stated that the lack of opportunities for home-based players in the Super Eagles team is a bane to the growth of the country’s league.
“If you look at when the league was successful, Austin Eguavoen and the rest emerged from there. I am a big advocate of having our local players involved in our national teams, Mbah, who in my opinion won the 2013 AFCON for Nigeria was with me at Warri Wolves. Anytime the senior national team recorded success, there is always the input of home-based players.
“The first day was okay but not fantastic in my opinion, but on Monday the game had improved a lot but the same issue of low scoring in league continues to be witnessed. The teams are playing well but the inability to score goals is really disturbing,” he noted. To improve the standard of the league the former Nigeria U20 Coach proposed an improvement in the sports facilities and the state of the pitches .
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