{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mathematical 7","provider_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7","title":"Saving Nigerian Domestic football leagues! - Mathematical 7","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"EPY293PnI0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/saving-nigerian-domestic-football-leagues\/\">Saving Nigerian Domestic football leagues!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/saving-nigerian-domestic-football-leagues\/embed\/#?secret=EPY293PnI0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Saving Nigerian Domestic football leagues!&#8221; &#8212; Mathematical 7\" data-secret=\"EPY293PnI0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nigerian_Professional_League.jpg","thumbnail_width":213,"thumbnail_height":160,"description":"There is a recent scramble by sponsors to unscramble their relationship with the different national leagues. For the second season running, the Nigerian Premier League does not have a major title sponsor. The battle for the most prized possession in domestic Nigerian football at a time in the country fought between MTN and Globacom, two telecommunication giants has evaporated into thin air.Football failed to fulfil its promise of unprecedented followership in the country\u2019s domestic league reflecting the same level of fanatical followership of the European leagues. The LIVE television coverage of the European leagues has created almost 5 million viewing centres (and still growing) all over the country and viewership of over 50 million per match. The same thing cannot be said of the domestic league. Supersports stopped its sponsorship and coverage of LIVE broadcast of selected Nigerian Premier league matches in order to get away from the endless shenanigans in the game\u2019s organization and administration. NTA, Africa\u2019s largest television network, is handicapped by limited technical as well as financial capacity. So, with television out of the picture, the Premiership becomes worthless to any sponsor, particularly where the grounds are also not thronged by spectators the way they used to be in the early days of the modern game in Nigeria when match venues were major weekend social event centres all over the country. Even the second-tier of domestic Nigerian football, the Nigerian National League, NNL, that also celebrated its first major sponsorship deal last season by Bet9Ja, Nigeria\u2019s biggest betting company, has been hit by the sudden withdrawal of the sponsor for \u2018unknown\u2019 reasons. Since the withdrawal, everyone can now see why it was done. Bet9Ja has switched its interest and now sponsors the reality TV show, Big Brother. That speaks volumes."}