Nigerian League clubs to get N10.5m each from Globacom sponsorship deal

Each of the 20 clubs in the Nigerian Premier will get N10.5 million each as their share of the sponsorship for the 2012/2013 league season.

Nigerian football officials confirmed that the money is part of the N1.8 billion sponsorship deal signed between telecommunication giant, Globacom, and the management of Nigerian Professional Football League.


The three-year sponsorship deal would see Globacom pay N550 million this season, with a 10 per cent increase in each of the next two seasons.

The amount to be shared to the clubs is part of the six decisions reached at an eight-hour meeting between club representatives and the board of the League Management Company’s on Wednesday evening.

Attendees at the meeting rated the ongoing Nigerian League season as above average, after which they called for a sustainable progress in the league.

The parley also suggested to the Nigeria Football Association that the number of referees in the league must be pegged down while each referee should be paid N100,000 per match.

Renumeration of referees has always been a major problem in Nigerian football with host clubs sometimes asked to pay the allowances of officials; a major reason for poor officiating witnessed in Nigerian league. Wednesday’s meeting resolved to ensure proper enumeration for well selected referees.

“We want referees and assistant referees to be selected on merit and also select key match officials which NFF will determine their numbers,” said Alloy Chukwuemeka, Secretary of the Club Owners Association, after the meeting.

The mid-season report that was reviewed by the parley concluded that there have been several improvements from this league season compared to the last season.