NNL: Impressive High Number Of Viewers In Osun United, Sporting Lagos Clash Excites Aluo
By Tayo Ogunseye
The Nigeria National League (NNL) Conference B clash between Osun United and Sporting Lagos drew over a thousand views as fans followed proceeding of the last Match day drama on YouTube.
The encounter attained a high profile status with Sporting Lagos’ hopes to gain promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) hanging on picking the maximum points on the away ground while their closest rivals Akwa United who they lead with just a point, kept the pressure on with a visit to a less motivated Solution FC.
With this scenario, fans followed their passion as they watch the match which was live-streamed on Sporting Lagos’ YouTube channel.
Over a thousand watched the proceedings as adrenaline ran high in the high stake match.
An obviously elated Chairman of the Nigeria National League George Aluo who was impressed with the high followership emphasised on the importance of clubs streaming matches live.
He said live streaming of games goes a long way in taking the league to the fans.
It also exposes the teams to opportunities from scouts, would-be sponsors and investors.
The journalist cum administrator showered appreciation on broadcasting firm Top Tier Sports Management (TSM) for stepping into the “Most Important League” and showcasing the matches through its high-tech production.
“I’m very impressed with the high number of fans who watched the Conference B clash between Osun United and Sporting Lagos from different parts of the world. It shows there’s so much interest in the NNL. It is also a Broadway for our clubs to display their teams by exposing their players. Aside this, it’s a window for investors to see what our clubs can do, the quality of players, advertising and a whole lot of other opportunities that are available. Clubs must as part of their core operational objectives allow matches to be live-streamed.
Top Tier Sports Management through Team 33 is playing a strategic role in driving it by taking the matches from the venues and showing it to many. We hope to see matches taken live next season in all the conferences.”
