Nigeria
Professional Football League (NPFL) was among the 24 leading Professional
League organizations from across the world of football that met in London on
Tuesday, April 28, 2015, for the first ever Global Leagues Forum.
This
historic meeting brought together Presidents, Chairmen, Chief Executives and
General Secretaries from Professional Leagues that represent over 1100 of the
world’s top Clubs. Professional Leagues from Bolivia, China, Colombia, Costa
Rica, England, France, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria,
Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, UAE, USA,
as well as the European Professional Football Leagues Association, were
represented. Players of clubs in these leagues provided just fewer than 90 per
cent of the players who took part in the FIFA World Cup 2014.
In
the NPFL delegation including Chairman of the League Management Company (LMC),
Shehu Dikko and Chief Executive Officer, Hon. Nduka Irabor, made a strong case
for the redistribution of incomes derived by the developed Leagues from the
Nigerian territory.
The
discussion between the leaders of Professional League football was wide ranging
and focused on strategies for the successful development of Professional League
football in each of their countries.
According
to Renata Affonso, the Planning and Projects Manager of the Conference, it is recognized
that whilst all Professional Leagues are different, the issues they face are
the same as each looks to develop the professional game in their country. The
World Leagues Forum thus provided a platform for sharing of experiences and
approaches, with established Leagues committing to assisting developing Leagues
across the world.
The
Leagues agree that wherever a common view on issues can be achieved, Leagues
should speak with a single voice, as leading members of the global football
family. A focus of the next meeting in the USA (19-20 October 2015) will be on formalizing
a new way of working more closely together
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