00:00The NPFL has a lot of talent, there is no doubt.
00:02Players will have gone on to do very well for the national team, even at the Super Eagles' level.
00:06The last time the Super Eagles won the African Cup of Nations in 2013,
00:09and a former NPFL player, Son de Omba, scored the winning goal
00:12as Nigeria beats Burkina Faso 1-0 to win their third African title.
00:16But there is a recurring problem in the league.
00:18The league is unable to keep its best talent. Why?
00:21The average player in the NPFL earns around 150k to about 250k.
00:26So if an offer comes from a league in as far as India, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Oman,
00:33they will jump at it because they stand to earn more money, at least about 5 million per month.
00:38So why should a player who is earning about 150k reject a deal worth 5 million per month?
00:44But it is not just enough to pay these players this amount of money.
00:49Before they can pay this amount of money, the league itself needs to improve.
00:53There are some issues in the league that needs to be solved.
00:56For instance, officiating needs to be more consistent in the league.
00:58Over the course of the season, there has been a lot of question marks on the quality of officiating in
01:04the league,
01:04where referees have been called to answer some questions about their officiating.
01:09So if the league cannot sustain officiating, better officiating, why would people put their money in the league?
