Club Owners and LMC Plan Next Step, Adopt EPL Model

The League Management Company (LMC) and the Club Owners in the GLO Nigeria Premier League )NPL) issued a joint communique after a meeting held on Friday 6th of September 2013 in Abuja.

1. The LMC and Club Owners jointly adopted the English Premier League model, style and structure with required amendments to suit its domestication in Nigeria, in the running of the Premier League (NPFL) from 2013/2014 Season.

2. The Meeting also discussed the details of the LMC/SUPERSPORTS TV Right Contract between 2015-2019 for the NPFL, which was unanimously adopted and received commendations from the entire clubs and all stakeholders.

3. The Meeting reiterates that the revenues generated from the LMC /Super Sport TV Right Contract shall be distributed in line with the agreed standard revenue sharing structure of the NPFL League.

4. The Meeting restated the readiness of the LMC and the club owners to work together on ongoing reforms to move the League to a sustainable level.

5. The Meeting recommends the absorption of the existing staff of the League in the new set-up in line with the vision of LMC, with processes put in place for their training and re-training to increase capacity.

6. The Meeting condemns in strong terms any move by any group to bring the LMC and the Club Owners into disrepute and agreed to exercise all options available within the law to forestall such efforts and protect the credibility and integrity of the Club Owners, LMC, the League and Nigerian Football in general.

7. The Meeting condemns in strong terms, the act of hooliganism in some League centres and urges the LMC to punish those found culpable in the commission of such acts, in line with the provision of the rules and regulations.

8. The Meeting also discussed and endorsed the proposed specialized Glo-NPFL Clubs branded SIM cards and Recharge Cards project aim at promoting its marketing drive and revenues to the Clubs, and enjoined the LMC to conclude the arrangement to the benefit of all NPFL Clubs.

9- The meeting urges all followers of the League to come out enmasse to support the Super Eagles of Nigeria as they file out against Malawi in the World qualifier match. . Communique Drafting Committee. 1- Barr. Isaac Danladi(chairman Club Owners) 2. Shehu Dikko(LMC) 3- Alh. Abba Yola( chairman Kano Pillars) 4- Alh. Salihu Abubakar( LMC) 5- Barr. S.B Aluko( chairman Kwara united) 6- Mike Enahoro ( LMC) 7- Samson Ebomhe( LMC Legal) 8- Alloy Chukwuemeka( Ag. Secretary Club Owners)