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Tremendous Eagles goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi is satisfied that the South African high flight is a number of notches higher than the Nigeria Skilled Soccer League, Soccernet.ng stories.
Established 52 years in the past, the NPFL has seen higher days, the peak of which was in 2012 when it was ranked as the perfect in Africa and twenty fourth greatest on the planet by the IFFHS.
That ranking even positioned it a spot above the Scottish Premier League for the yr.
Nonetheless, regardless of latest makes an attempt at rebranding the Nigerian high flight, it’s nonetheless ranked behind a number of leagues on the continent together with that of Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, and South Africa.
With the present low ranking of the NPFL, Marumo Gallants’ goalie Akpeyi is satisfied that it cannot be in contrast with the South African Betway Premiership.
And the previous Kaizer Chiefs has urged his countrymen to ditch the NPFL for the league because it provides their skills extra publicity in entrance of a world viewers.
“To be fairly sincere with you, Nigerians have to contemplate this league as a result of with out disrespect, with all humility, there’s no means you possibly can examine the Nigerian league and the South African league,” Akpeyi advised FARPost.
“Now we have numerous good gamers in Nigeria, numerous good expertise in Nigeria however they want this sort of publicity for his or her expertise to be seen around the globe.
“It’s not that they can’t be seen within the Nigerian league as effectively. However the PSL league, like I stated initially, is among the high six leagues in Africa.
“It’s probably the greatest on the planet as effectively, it’s recognised. With all of the expertise that now we have in Nigeria, if you could find the way in which within the PSL league, belief me it’s straightforward to showcase your self on the planet.”
The NPFL has produced top-class skills – together with Peter Ijeh, Ahmed Musa, and Joseph Akpala – who went on to get pleasure from wonderful careers in Europe and past.
