 Alright welcome back it is the breakfast and plus TV Africa and this time around we are looking at sports specifically the local league at the NPFL and we have sports journalist Monday Thomas joining us all the way from Aquarium. Good morning to you Monday. Good morning, how are you doing? I am doing so so so well before we just start let us talk about the NPFL which is the highest league in Nigeria. How would you say we are doing because we have suffered so much in terms of funding and dwindling finance since the 2000s? Alright the NPFL we know that a lot has been happening to Nigerian football. Well Nigerian sports I mean sports is something where we don't really take a look at us something that can give us money apart from it being a legion I think sports can also be a venture and I think that is that is becoming sure because of the new administration the sport minister with the LMC being dysfunctioned and the new IMC the interim management committee coming in to set things in place so that the league can get on the way and we've seen sponsorship we've seen referees indemnity security and guaranteed for this season and with the breached version of the league for this current season I think it's certainly going to be an exciting season to look out for with the fundings and the sponsoring in case you don't know the winner of the NPFL this season we're going with 100 million Naira and about 20 million was given to every club um 10 million Naira was given to every club at the start of the season as an optional fund for them to get it all started with so this new NPFL season later on in the season we're expecting the league to be on TV so it's certainly not going to be business as usual and I think it's it's going to be a great season for my point of view all right interesting one that you have mentioned Monday you talked about them incentive vice said you know for the winners you talked about the 100 million that is really massive and this time around we'll get to be watching it on local TV you'll say it yes that's what it is and for some clubs already you know there are some clubs that are very um let's say they are very sophisticated and they know the importance of branding the lines of our remote stars if you see their branding it's a top top top tier right branding and they also like to get on TV they have a youtube page so welcome to waiting for the league to be on uh our very national television just like in wars in the first game where bendel insurance took on aqua united the likes of bendel the likes of remote stars and other clubs who are inclined with technology and they are putting their their football games up there on youtube so anyone can get to see it while they are waiting for the league to be on tv consistently that is what that was promised to us by the IMC the interior management committee let's just wait for them to fulfill their promise for the league to be on tv it might not be all the games every weekend but at least the the big games we'll get to enjoy them on tv all right at least we'll get to start somewhere even if we don't get to see all the big games at least we will be watching some of the major games and it's a good thing that you mentioned the remote stars because they are in the knees from what we understand let goes give them and of course insurance and maximum points can you tell us about that fantastic one so far in the season i think about four clubs of maintain a hundred percent winning record since the league got on the way some weeks ago it's been matchday two and we saw the second standard of matchday two yesterday remote stars won their game in the dining embers a go by andio fe and just like we saw them last season returning to the npfl and making it to the continent qualifying series unfortunately they were not able to qualify to the combat the calf competition stuff but if you see the way they play on the page if you see the structure of this team there's certainly the base setter as far as um as far as npfl clubs are concerned the branding the way they policy a manager the manager is actually returning uh on market data is actually returning from Portugal after undergoing some um some training some uh coaching training is now is now back and you can see the profits already you can see the difference already two wins out of two one home win another on the way win and it's it's it's the season where we are hoping that the referees will continue doing the right thing now that the indemnities are guaranteed and the referees who are the major major actors of nigeria football if they do the right thing i think we are going to have right champions and the right representatives when the time comes for uh the champions to represent nigeria in the continent or the top four side because it's going to be on the bridge of bridge version and i say this uh with the whole of my chest that that this league season is going to be very competitive we have about 18 matches to be played two of them played 16 more to come uh close to know that uh from the off of the season uh it is the business end and knowing that uh top three of the respective groups will play in the super six and uh bottom two of the respective groups will be really gated so they need to know that uh they stand a chance to make it to the uh super six and possibly represent nigeria in the continent and for the bottom two of the respective uh groups they stand a chance to be really gated so it's going to be competitive and we've seen that so far the likes of yinba who are one of the most successful teams in this league they have it so easy against the 2020 champions aqua united in their matchday two it finished nil nil in a bar and uh aqua yinba who of course were winners against nassau united in their first matchday we'll be looking to see hey we have to do what we need to do you know the same if you do the right thing at the right time if you get it done early you have more time for fun so if you get your wins and maybe without two games to spare you're guaranteed a place in the super six and maybe hopefully you win that title so it's going to be competitive as we're seeing it start from the beginning let's talk about them the contention right there and that the the biggest major contendance we are aware of uh reverse united you know doing very well and then the season with 77 points and of course uh breaking the league record of 73 points in the league campaign how do you see them playing this time around reverse united fantastic i think for me worthy champions of the npfl last season and with the backing of the uh guvno mr his excellency and guvno weekend this man is during grilling we have to say that with uh incentives and motivating this boys you know football in nigeria seems to be uh like a business where you venture it and you don't know your future you know footballers they don't have longevity like that not all of them and when you play football at the age of about 30 you know you're already reaching the heat in the iceberg and you know your your career is declining so with us supports from the state governments just like we're seeing in rivers i think reverse united are going to be another force to read them with i see them i see them uh defending the title yes for some reason i see them defending the titles uh they picked up a draw in their and match day uh they were almost close to winning if not for the uh diamond equalizer by the sunshine stars they were very close to winning at that particular game but reverse united wants to watch out for but not by any means of not discrediting any side a boy united are also top contenders they played out a draw against aim but in a bar so they're getting their seasons started although in the second match day uh for the likes of black sea united we saw them in the top four last season and no one is talking about up your warriors two ends out of two uh first it was a win a way from home to a new granger and they also got a win in their match day two show and i don't think it's um it's right for us to start talking about the contenders maybe let's just wait until a match day ten and let's see how serious this themes are all right monday we are actually going to keep our fingers crossed let's talk about some of the fixtures that will be played this weekend wonderful wonderful features on saturday nasa united and the quite united what do you see playing out uh on saturday all right a lot of matches are going to be played this week let me see if i can run some of them down for all of us uh on saturday by four p.m nasa united will be taking aqua united on then uh enigra rangers will take on sunshine stars on saturday uh then on saturday again we have another match uh abba abya warriors with lobby stars will be you know locking horns uh this weekend all the matches for this weekend on sunday we have quara united taking on bendel insurance so with alchemy warriors fc uh will be slogging it out which are going to be united that's uh on sunday at four p.m but also united fc will be slogging it out uh with wiki tworries that this sunday that's also by four p.m we have doma united slogging it out with dakada fc on sunday then uh we have plateau united uh will be uh doing head on with uh aim back on sunday the 22nd of january rivers united with nigatanaders at this uh let's not be coming up sometime um next week that's until you stay here be precise all the matches we will be expecting to see uh in the upcoming week we have uh remorse stars fc uh going ahead on with shooting stars then enigba again is on with quara united on saturday the 28th of uh january a bendel insurance will be locking horns with remorse stars on the 28th of uh this month that's on january the 28th on saturday with remorse stars uh bendel insurance aqua united will be battling down with teplatu united on sunday then again we have a shooting stars fc locking horns with elk enemy uh warriors then goomba united fc will be taking on uh that's next sunday uh naserawa united lots of matches you're expecting to see great great great fixtures here wiki tworist uh with doma united on sunday the 29th of uh january then nigatanaders with enigo rangers international will be locking horns on the 29th of uh january that's also on sunday lobby stars with biosa united fc goomba united fc and shone uh shooting stars fc will be locking horns on the first of february a whole lot to to expect at this particular season on the new mpfl uh remember you know there'll be a win in a sum of 100 uh million uh naira you know that's a whole lot in as much as the nigerians don't usually watch much of uh the mpfl uh for more time monday tomas has told us uh uh sofa from his analysis uh some of the major games uh will be played on local television we are getting to the level where we'll start seeing all of the major shows on the national team we have um monday yet again monday thanks for staying with us good to have you again all right sincere apologies for that um interruption i'm back so apologies accepted yeah go ahead all right so we're taking a look at the matches that will be played this weekend can you kindly just go back to that one yes i was saying that this weekend we had lots of um let's start with for tomorrow we have nasa united uh facing head on aqua united how do you see that going all right nasa united lost their first game to aim but and um at their match day one encounter and uh taking on aqua united in their third game they'll be looking to uh return to winning ways uh possibly especially at their home ground but it's not going to be easy because aqua united are not having an easy start and uh being the champions of the 2020 season they'll want to maintain that pedigree so it's going to be a kg game and i mean it's a game where it's a season where home teams and our weight teams i mean they play in a level of playing ground no one has an advantage over who because the referees are not as uh corrupt as they were last season of course we have to emphasize that the referees are doing much better this season and we pray that and we also hope that they continue in that fashion so i can't really predict that game but i'm i'm taking aqua united i'll go to just give them a run for their money from being the nasa united i have a home team that could just nick one maybe a one-year win to nasa united at the end of the day all right uh sunshine stars is also locking huns with enogu rangers international fc tomorrow as well enogu rangers uh they've started the season so poorly they've not been able to win any games that any game that they've played so far two games no victories they traveled to sunshine stars in akure it's going to be a 5c clash but they can also have that as a motivation uh to get their league started because football is a game of momentum you it doesn't matter how many games you've lost but if you want if you can just win one you build your momentum for the next one so i'm pretty sure that enogu rangers they understand this better and they will just want to get a list of points against the sunshine stars just have to wait all right the final match uh that will analyze for saturday game day is abia warriors and lobby stars uh who do you think will uh be making uh we know that they are they're going to be sharing spoils abia warriors i mean they they they look like uh the underdogs of uh the npfl season but we've seen their quality so so far two wins out of two one of the 14th that i've maintained a hundred percent winning record in the new season so they'll they'll be at home and they'll want to show their quality once again at home i'm giving straight win i'm putting my money on abia warriors all right as we round off now let's look at some matches that we've played for sunday very quickly uh we have aqua united and um vandal insurance as well as elk enemy warriors and gombi united fc let's get your analysis all right i love you that we are actually taking a look at the uh the games played this weekend because i want to talk about the npfl it's an exciting season for me being that he's in a bridge version you want to do business you want to get it on the business end at the start of this competition and the npfl the top flight league and uh but i'm here to be serious about football in the country the npfl has to be working qual united for some seasons now we've seen them in the top four top five top six they're a top side if you ask me and they are going to show their top quality on sunday straight win for them all right thank you so much uh monday tell us for all of your analysis at this morning you joined us all the way from aqua but would you appreciate your time it was great talking to you thank you so much for having me all right uh that's the size of the show for this morning and indeed this week many thanks to all of our viewers who have watched us from all around the world my name is justin aka don't know the news comes up at top of the nine a.m stay with us