{
  "id": 3639774,
  "title": "Former Super Eagles Stars Thrilled by NPFL’s $7.5m Partnership with EuroMatch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/former-super-eagles-stars-thrilled-by-npfls-7-5m-partnership-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T01:34:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/27/former-super-eagles-stars-thrilled-by-npfls-7-5m-partnership-with-euromatch/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five ex-Super Eagles players, including three from the victorious 1994 Tunisia Nations Cup squad, gathered to mark EuroMatch's official backing of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). EuroMatch, a private investment firm based in Poland, is focused on expanding technology ventures in the global gaming sector. The NPFL and EuroMatch inked a naming rights deal worth $7.5 million over three years. The signing ceremony was attended by the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, former Sports Minister and current Special Adviser on Public Communications to the President, Dr. Sunday Dare, and other attendees. Former captain Austin Eguavoen led the cast of Daniel Amokachi, Samson Siasia, and Brown Ideye, a Super Eagles player who won the golden boot in Nigeria's third AFCON success in 2013. Amokachi, speaking for his teammates, hailed the deal as a positive step towards revitalizing the domestic league and encouraged clubs to invest club revenues in improving player welfare. \"Players are the main acts in the football business and it will help the fortunes of the NPFL if considerable focus is placed on improving the welfare of the players with the monies that the clubs will earn from this sponsorship,\" Amokachi stated. NPFL Chairman Otunba Gbenga Elegbeleye hailed the partnership as a reward for years of efforts in repositioning the league since 2022. \"We met the league at ground zero, there was nothing and we have been working to get to where we are today,\" Elegbeleye remarked. Elegbeleye thanked the NFF President for his unwavering support for the NPFL and Dr. Sunday Dare, who tirelessly advocated for his appointment to lead the board in 2022. Semih Sacli, EuroMatch's Chairman, assured EuroMatch Group would find the NPFL the perfect platform to achieve their business and commercial goals in Nigeria. Sacli expressed confidence in Nigeria's immense potential as Africa's most populous nation, stating that EuroMatch believes they made the right decision to collaborate with the NPFL to take the league to Europe and other parts of the world. The 2026/27 season of the NPFL begins on Friday, August 28 with a kickoff match in Ibadan between hosts, Shooting Stars and visiting Inter Lagos. The league will feature nine more fixtures on Sunday, August 30.",
  "summary": "Five former Super Eagles players, three of who was in the all conquering Tunisia 1994 Nations Cup winning side attended the unveiling of EuroMatch as the Official Title Sponsor of",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}