Gbenga Elegbeleye, Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, says minimum salary a club should pay players will be reviewed after the 2024/2025 campaign.
Mr Elegbeleye disclosed this during a roundtable discourse with newsmen in Akure on Tuesday.
He stressed that the league would only attractive investors through transparency, credibility and professional refereeing.
“From the beginning of next season we are going to do an upward review of players salaries,” he said.
According to the former Director General of National Sports Commission, NSC, the league management would continue its zero tolerance for hooliganism and any kind of violence at match venues.
Mr Elegbeleye hinted that the NPFL had started with communication gadgets, which he said was the first step before introducing Video Assistant Referee, VAR, in the league.
He added that plans were ongoing to train young referees on how to use, VAR, noting that all Nigerian referees are higher institution graduates.
(Daily Nigerian)
