THE NIGERIAN PREMIER LEAGUE: PROBLEMS, PROSPECTS AND A REVIEW OF THE 2012 SEASON
THE NIGERIAN PREMIER LEAGUE: PROBLEMS, PROSPECTS AND A REVIEW OF THE 2012 SEASON T he Nigerian premier league is ranked as the strongest African league for the 2012 season across the continent while also occupying the 24 th position in the world. This ranking is as a result of classification conducted by the International Football History and Statistics, IFHS through the assessment of performances of clubs from January 1 to July 10 2012, by adding points in all continental competitions of clubs to rate the NPL as the No. 1 in Africa and 24 in the world respectively. This may not be far from merit as two Nigerian clubs; Enyimba FC and Sunshine Stars FC were named in the top ten African clubs ranking for the year 2012. These however will be hard to believe of a league that is encumbered by many problems that seem irresolvable. In the 2010/2011 season, the season before, the premier league made history as the longest league to run for almost over a year a season in the worl