The National Sports Commission (NSC) today announced record-breaking prize monies for NPFL champions as well as other teams in the domestic league.
In an official statement after a meeting with the leadership of the NFF, the NSC announced that from next NPFL season, the champions will pocket a Billion Naira.
This past season champions Enugu Rangers were paid 200 million Naira as prize money.
The league runners-up will pocket 500 million Naira, while the third-placed team get 300 million Naira.
The NSC also announced that the minimum monthly salary in the NPFL will now be two million Naira.
“Players must earn a living wage. This is how we build a league that commands respect at home and abroad,” NSC chairman Shehu Dikko, while also demanding for NPFL matches to be shown live on mainstream television.
