Glo Premier League’ll be down to the wire – Title sponsor

Title sponsor of the Glo Premier League, Globacom, has expressed confidence in the capacity and ingenuity of clubs in the Nigerian elite football league to raise their game and satisfy the yearning of football lovers across the country for highly entertaining games as the league’s second round commenced on Sunday.
The GPL has been on a break after the first stanza ended before the start of Brazil 2014 World Cup in June.
Several clubs have used the period to energize their teams and sustain their quest for the league title.
“We were impressed with the stiff competition that characterised the first round of the Glo Premier League. It is a good spell for Nigerian football,” Globacom said in a statement in Lagos on Sunday.
“It has not been a walk-in-the-park for the reigning champions, Kano Pillars. For the most part of the first stanza, Sharks of Port Harcourt led the table while Kano Pillars only took over the lead at the end of the first round. From the way the battle has been fought so far, it is likely that the test of nerves will go down to the wire,” the statement added.
The telecommunications company, reputed to be the biggest supporter of football in Nigeria and Africa, also expressed delight at the manner the GPL clubs have beefed up their squads during the break while commending the rancour-free transfer deals.
“We expect the competition to be even stiffer this time, especially after most of the clubs have oiled their machines in readiness for the second round battle,” the statement further said.
Globacom also commended the League Management Company for what it described as professional scheduling of the outstanding matches in the first stanza and the management of the 20 clubs in the league for doing their utmost to play by the rule.
“The LMC deserves our applause for ensuring that all the 19 matches were completed despite some of the clubs having a backlog of games to play due to other commitments,” the statement concluded.
Kano Pillars lead the log with 34 points going into the second stanza, with Nasarawa United trailing on 31 points while the pair of Sharks FC and Abia Warriors are joined third with 30 points.