NLO To Wear a New Look Next Season- Ogunnowo

NLO To Wear a New Look Next Season- Ogunnowo


By: Michael Odetunde 

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Nationwide League One (NLO) Mr Shola Ogunnowo has assured football stakeholders that the league will wear a new look next season. 

Ogunnowo made the assurance while speaking with journalists at the sidelines of the Ilorin Fitness Festival in Ilorin over the weekend. 

The versatile and experienced football administrator revealed that league has further expanded its scope beyond Nigeria having struck partnership with foreign partners expected to come in the new season.

"I can assure you from next season that a lot will be happening again. We are beyond Nigeria, we have a lot of foreign partners, so next year we are expecting two foreign partners to join us again" Ogunnowo said.

He further stated that the application of technology in the league has enhanced its administration and also eradicated some of the problems.

"Our partnership with Sofascore ensured that all the matches result and  goalscorers for the whole world to see, we are the only league doing this in Nigeria" he said.

While affirming that 75% of matches played in the league are available on YouTube to help project the players and the league itself to the world, he added that the target for next season is to increase the broadcast of the game to 90%.

Ogunnowo however added that more equipment and facilities will be put in place to improve the output of the league in the upcoming season.

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