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2024 NNL Super 8: Lagos Clubs Dominate Promotion Battles

Posted : 17 May 2024

The coach of Collins Edwin Sports Club of Surulere, Uchechukwu Ugwu, has commended the standard of football in Lagos State, which he considers responsible for the impressive performance of Lagos State-based clubs in the just-concluded regular season of the 2023/2024 Nigeria National League (NNL).

 

Three Lagos-based teams have qualified for the Super 8 in the second-tier Nigeria National League (NNL).

 

As the qualification of these three Lagos-based teams for the Super 8 in the NNL is generating buzz, Ugwu posited that it is due to the high standard of grassroots football in the Centre of Excellence.

 

Lagos State-based clubs Ikorodu City, Inter Lagos, and Madiba FC are all vying for the Super 8. Ugwu also noted that the large number of football academies present in Nigeria’s commercial capital has boosted the game among their league clubs.

 

He said that the NNL is meant to be like the top-flight Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) in terms of welfare and remuneration of players, but the presence of many youngsters has made it become semi-professional.

 

“If you look at the NNL, it’s like a semi-professional league. It’s meant to be professional, but, for me, I look at it as semi-professional because of the young players that are there.

 

“That has been made possible by the presence of good clubs from Lagos in the NNL. This is because we have the best grassroots football in Lagos. There is no doubt about that.

 

“We used to compete with Kaduna and Aba, but, with all the crises in the east and the north, everyone has practically moved down here. So, most teams here, all they need to do is look inward, recruit well, and they will do well.

 

“So, I’m not surprised that Ikorodu City did well, Madiba did well, and I’m not surprised that Inter Lagos did well. For instance, where did Inter Lagos recruit from? Their captain is from Collins Edwin.

 

“If you look at the standard of the game we play in Lagos, even at the grassroots and academy levels, it is higher than some of the games you find at top teams in other states.

 

“So, the football standard in Lagos is actually high. That is the truth … the quality here is high.”

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