Glo Welcomes NPFL Clubs To New Season

Title sponsor of the Glo Premier League, Globacom, has sent a welcome message to all the clubs in the Premier League, their management, the League Management Company, fans and the Nigeria Football Federation as the new premier league season formally kicks off on Saturday.

“Last season was wonderful and the memory lingers. The entire stakeholders contributed positively towards the success. We look forward to an interesting 2014/2015 League season,” Globacom said in a statement in Lagos on Thursday.

It is a thing of joy to see that the Glo Premier league is growing in leaps and bounds and gradually working its way to become the number one in Africa,” Globacom added.

The telecommunications company enjoined the management of Clubs to institutionalise training workshops for both the players and their coaches in order to keep them abreast of new rules and regulations governing the game.

The company also commends football fans for the complementary roles they played last season and urged them to do more and troop out in large numbers to the venues of league matches in order to keep the stadia alive.

“We also request the clubs to keep educating the fans on the need to shun violence at all times.  We urge them to provide adequate security for all stakeholders at the different stadia across the country,” Glo stated further.

The season’s fixtures drawn recently pitched Heartland FC against the reigning League Champions’ Pillars FC of Kano in the Opening Day game billed for Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri (now postponed) while new entrants into the elite league, Wikki Tourists of Bauchi, Kwara United FC of Ilorin, Shooting Stars of Ibadan and Gabros FC of Nnewi will seek to get results on their return to the premiership.

Globacom also congratulated the four Nigerian club sides participating in the 2015 CAF Continental Championships for their impressive results last weekend. The quartet of Enyimba of Aba, Warri Wolves, Kano Pillars and Dolphin of Port Harcourt all qualified for the next round of their various competitions.

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