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NWPL READY TO SHOWCASE THE SUPER 4 FINALS
BY CHIDINMA OLU
Speaking as the chairperson of the Nigerian Women Premier League (NWPL) Aisha Falode said that the board of NWPL is ready to showcase super 4 finals of Adamawa Queens, Bayelsa Queens, Confluence Queens and Rivers Angels finals come Friday, November 1st, 2019 to Sunday November 3rd, 2019 at Agege Stadium, Lagos.

Speaking at a Press Conference at Agege Stadium Lagos she said that there would be two matches on Friday November 1st, 2019 at 2.00 pm between Adamawa Queens vs Bayelsa Queens while the second match of the day would kick off at 4.00 pm between Confluence Queens vs Rivers Angels adding that the finals would be played on Sunday November 3rd, 2019.
She said that the Hon. Minister of Sports Sunday Dare would be the special guest of Honour, while the deputy governor of Edo state Ex – Bendel Insurance footballer would grace the super 4 finals.
She said that the winner of the super 4 of Nigerian Women Premier League would be going to Laliga Women League in Spain for further trainings in their academy adding that the winner of the super 4 would go home with a price cash of Three million naira only while the first runners up would smile home with Two million naira only and the second runners up would also clinch a handsome of One million naira only for their performances.
She said that the board that came in the year 2017 met with lots of challenges but, she quickly avers that things are beginning to shape up as a board should be properly as she added that the board actually needs uncommon supports and sponsorship as each match the board organises gulped over N135, 000. 00 and that the board has about 16 football clubs to care for.
She said that the governors of Edo state, Rivers state, and Bayelsa state had been exceedingly supportive to the worthy causes of the board as she added that she personally held a long discussions with the executive governor of Lagos stste Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo – Olu on a flight from Lagos to Kenya when she attended AFCOM meeting and the governor had noted all the narratives she reeled off to him for supportiveness and all that  so that the Nigerian Women Premier League could be of international standards of Federation International Football Association (FIFA) ratings globally as she added that Nigerian Women Premier League needs all supportive hands to be on the deck.
When she rounded off her press statements questions were fielded in by journalists and of a truth she provided answers to the grey areas of NWPL. The coaches of Adamawa queens, Bayelsa queens and Rivers Angels also added superlative insights of what they are expecting from the finals of super 4 come Sunday, November 3rd, 2019 as they all hoped to clinch the Three million naira only star price. The closing remarks were rendered by RT. Hon. Margret Icheen, Vice chairperson of Nigerian Women Premier League and the very first female speaker of the Benue state House of Assembly between 1999 – 2003.
She commended her boss Falode for the wonderful and insightful analysis she narrated to the media and the general public while she spoke of the challenges and successes recorded thus far by the board.
She pleasantly debunked the illusion that women are slow species as asserted by the coach of Adamawa queens as she quickly avers that women folks are very fast learners in all trades most especially in the brown leather stuffs. The super 4 finals would be a battle of the Savanna and Niger Delta battle alike.
The following board members of Nigerian Women Premier League (NWPL) that graced the press conference were the Chairperson Falode, Vice chairperson Rt. Hon Icheen, Joe Amene, Ayo Abdulrahman the Chief Operating Officer of the NWPL and Henrietta Nkongwe

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