LMC to introduce night matches
By David Ngobua @Ngobuadavid The Chairman of the League Management Company, Mr. Shehu Dikko has said plans are underway to have some of the league matches played in the night when the second stanza of the league resumes. He also said the LMC wants to provide fans with the opportunity to watch at least three […]
By David Ngobua
@Ngobuadavid
The Chairman of the League Management Company, Mr. Shehu Dikko has said plans are underway to have some of the league matches played in the night when the second stanza of the league resumes.
He also said the LMC wants to provide fans with the opportunity to watch at least three or four live matches on television so as to increase more awareness about the league.
Speaking in Abuja yesterday, Dikko also said there are plans spread the matches so that some matches could be played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
“We are not going to rest on our oars because we already have a bench mark. Every positive thing we have is a benchmark so we have to work hard to ensure we surpass what we have achieved in the first round.
“Furthermore, we are working to put more games on television. This is to create more awareness for the league.
“In addition, we also want to spread out the matches so that some could be played on Friday, some Saturday and some on Sunday. We may even play some matches in the night.
“This would give the fans opportunity to watch more live matches and also react to games,” he said.
The LMC chairman also disclosed that to keep the mind of the fans on upcoming matches, the list of live matches would be published in advance.
“We want to publish the list of live matches up to week 30 so that people will know the matches that are going to be televised live in advance and look forward to them.
“We might increase the live games to at least three or even four matches every weekend,” he stated.
Dikko therefore assured that when the new plans are successfully implemented, the league will be better assessed by the fans and other relevant stakeholders.