EUROPEAN FOOTBALL BLUEPRINT: WE WATCH THEIR LEAGUES — BUT DO WE EMBRACE THE STRUCTURES THAT PROTECT THEIR PLAYERS? WHY DON’T OUR PLAYERS HAVE THE SAME SEAT AT THE TABLE?

Nigeria does not have to copy Europe. But if we admire the product, we should understand how the people producing it are represented, protected and given a voice. By Paul

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6 Sept 2026, 02:30 WAT · 3 min read

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EUROPEAN FOOTBALL BLUEPRINT: WE WATCH THEIR LEAGUES — BUT DO WE EMBRACE THE STRUCTURES THAT PROTECT THEIR PLAYERS? WHY DON’T OUR PLAYERS HAVE THE SAME SEAT AT THE TABLE?

Nigeria does not have to copy Europe. But if we admire the product, we should understand how the people producing it are represented, protected and given a voice. By Paul

EUROPEAN FOOTBALL BLUEPRINT: WE WATCH THEIR LEAGUES — BUT DO WE EMBRACE THE STRUCTURES THAT PROTECT THEIR PLAYERS? WHY DON’T OUR PLAYERS HAVE THE SAME SEAT AT THE TABLE?

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