Thrills, excitement, and expectations as maiden edition of the Pro Route League go down this weekend in Ilorin.
The maiden season of the league will climax with tough matches scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in the fight for the coveted trophy.
For the trophy ,it’s going to be a fight to finish between FC Zeus and Kwara Football Academy boys who closely follow each other on the league table with their sights on the trophy.
Zeus garnered 30 points from 13 matches played so far, while the KFA boys had 29 points from the game
The high points of the final day will be the matches involving KFA vs. Barrier FA and FC Zeus up against La Planet Sport Academia.
What could also be considered as a fight for honour without prize will be the Saturday fixtures involving Skillz vs. Unicorn and City Boys against House of Prayers.
Speaking on the development, the Chief Operating Officer of the League, Ibrahim Zubair, noted that plans have been concluded to ensure a befitting end of the league.
“We are ready for the final day. It’s been a long ride until this moment, and we are proud of all the teams that participated in this maiden edition, ” he said.
Zubair added that the ceremony, which will include trophy presentation to the winner, awards to outstanding players and officials will take place after the last game of the league on Sunday at Kwara Football Academy main pitch.
He added that major sports stakeholders are expected to be on the ground to witness the event.
Pro Route League is an independent and private league initiated by Non Pariel Sports, a sports organisation and marketing company. Amongst other things, the league seeks to provide opportunity for players to showcase their talents, get exposed, and maximise their talents to become professional footballer.
The league partnership with the foremost African scouting platform, Afriskaut, is aimed at exposing the players in the league to top scout across the world through the Afriskaut scouting platform.
Top football personalities who have endorsed the league include the Nottingham Forest and Super Eagles of Nigeria Striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, Head Coach of the Flying Eagles of Nigeria and Technical Adviser of Elkanemi Warriors, Coach Aliyu Zubairu and a host of others.
