LMC Boss Craves For Home-Based Dominated S’Eagles

Nigeria premier league
boss Shehu Dikko has said he dreams of a time when the country’s national  team will be dominated by players from the domestic championship rather than the present situation whereby Europe-based pros hold sway.
“I want a time when the Super Eagles will line up 11 players from the Nigerian Premier League because the league is very good and the foreign players are finding it difficult to adapt,” he revealed in an extensive interview.
Dikko said he hopes that with the right kind of support from the federal government and other stakeholders, the Nigeria league will reach new heights as well as create jobs before long.
“In the next couple of years, we envisage that if we get the right kind of support from the stakeholders and government, Nigerian league should compete with any league in the world,” he said.
“We have all the ingredients to operate a quality league. We have the infrastructure. It is just to upgrade them so that they can compete with the best in the world.
“We have quality materials. Our players are among the best in the world. Above all, we have the passion. More than 99% of Nigerians love football.
“If we got it right with our local football, the sky will be the limit. If we got our acts together, we can have more private funding coming on board. “We really want to work with the incoming administration to see how we can partner to drive the process.