NFF: 150,000 Naira Minimum Monthly Salary Deal For League Players

The league and club managers have agreed that each player registered for the Nigeria championship will earn at least 150,000 Naira monthly (less than $1,000).

This followed the abolishment of sign-on fees in the league.

“We have agreed that the minimum pay for a player in the league will now be 150,000 Naira as clubs will no longer pay sign-on fees,” the league Chief Operating Officer (COO) Salihu Abubakar said

NFF: New Nigerian League To Begin on Feb 23

The new Nigerian football season will finally kick off next month, the country's league body said late Monday, bringing to an end months of delay and wrangling over the start date.

"We will commence the new season by the weekend of February 23-25," announced league chairman Nduka Irabor after a meeting with the 20 clubs in Abuja.

Last year's runners-up Enyimba will host third-placed Bayelsa United in the opening match.