Embrace technology, maximise resources, Elegbeleye tells coaches

Nigerian Premier Soccer League (NPFL) Chairman, Gbenga Elegbeleye, has entreated coaches to embrace smartly-liked instruments to pork up their effectivity, announcing that technology has simplified records acquisition and dissemination in the sector.

Elegbeleye also suggested Nigerian coaches to accept as true with interplay and fragment records to enhance the aggressive stage of the NPFL. Talking at a seminar for the NPFL Golf equipment Managers Affiliation (NPFLCMA) in Ikenne, Ogun Hiss, on Friday, Elegbeleye reminded the coaches that no-one has a monopoly of files, arguing that such interplay and records sharing will enhance the skill of individual coaches and lead to greater stage of competition in ways and match setup.

To remain relevant in the generation of technology-driven soccer administration, he suggested them to embrace and form scientific instruments for performance analysis, as well to withstand having over bloated squads.

“Believe that a few of our golf equipment register over 40 gamers for a season, while some in point of fact accept as true with 60 gamers, with the majority of them now now not playing playing time.

“We therefore accept as true with a sing where money that may well well be utilized in acquiring soccer technology instruments are spent on salaries of unproductive gamers,” he lamented.

The NPFL boss also entreated the club managers to be function gadgets on and off the soccer self-discipline, reminding them that they fill the burden of elevating gamers who needs to be perfect in their occupation and likewise in persona.

“As coaches, you play an valuable function in shaping the formula forward for Nigerian soccer. Your dedication, abilities, and fervour are mandatory in growing the abilities and talents of our young gamers. I beg you to proceed striving for excellence, to innovate, and to inspire your gamers to be triumphant in novel heights.

“As a Coach, that you just would possibly well well presumably like to foster a custom of shiny play, respect, and sportsmanship, both on and off the pitch,” he urged the people of the association led by Taking pictures Stars Manager, Gbenga Ogunbote.

On the connection between coaches and the media, Elegbeleye harped on the basic requirement for attendance at submit match interviews, announcing: “Our guidelines recognise the importance of the media therefore it provided for compulsory submit match pressers, which requires the coach to grant media interview at the tip of every league match, whether or now now not your crew acquired or lost.

“You should demonstrate instance of honorable sportsmanship to your gamers by granting submit match interviews even when your crew is defeated. A rich media suppose material now now not most tantalizing advantages the media, however contributes in taking the league anecdote to our homes by intention of mobile gadgets, radio, television and print media. Let us salvage this one amongst our cardinal pledge to work against a greater 2025/26 NPFL season,” he acknowledged.

Earlier, Ogunbote expressed his association’s appreciation of the NPFL chairman’s presence and gave assurances that they'd put to perfect expend the records that will most definitely be imparted by the many resource folks.

Among top soccer personalities at the gap ceremony had been the chairman of Remo Stars, Kunle Soname, who can be the association’s patron, Technical Director of the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF), Augustine Eguavoen, and the NPFL Communications Director, Harry Iwuala.