By Daily Sports on February 15, 2018

The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) on Wednesday in Lagos announced that the maiden NWFL Champions Shield will hold on Sunday, March 04, 2018 at the Agege Township Stadium in Lagos.

First of its kind in the history of women football in the land the NWFL Champions Shield is the royal celebration of the very best of Nigeria Women Football League where the two best teams from the outgone season square up against each other to determine the true champions of the women football for the season in view.

The football fiesta is designed as a showcase event for both the old, new and potential fans to appreciate the quality of the women’s game and to attest, too while our league remains the best in Africa, and the bedrock for the successes of our national women teams internationally.

The NWFL Champions Shield is a curtain raiser to herald the new NWFL season and is therefore the first silverware to be contested for by the two best teams in the league today. This maiden edition of the Champions Shield competition will feature the champions of the 2016/17 league season/Super 4, Nasarawa Amazons and the 2017 Aiteo Cup winners, Rivers Angels.

Speaking in a press conference in Lagos on Wednesday to unfold the package for the football event, the NWFL chairperson, Aisha Falode said the innovation is part of its board drive to give the league a solid footing and the needed flavour to attract potential partners for the beautiful brand – women league.

“This is a top class NWFL programme by all standards and it promises to live up to its billing. The Champions Shield will be contested for by the league champions, Nasarawa Amazons and Aiteo Cup winners, Rivers Angels. You can call it a revenge match you will not be wrong considering how the Lafia women almost reduced the Garden City side to a ball boy in the 2017 NWPL Super 4 in Benin City.

“Lagos populace is certain going to witness what they have not seen previously about women football when the two gladiators confront each other at the Agege Stadium on Sunday, March 04,” Falose said.

She added that, “To do this successfully, we will collaborate with like-minded organisations and brands, so as to make this drive a very effective one nationwide”. (Vanguard)

•Photo shows femle footballers in action.

Source Daily Sports

Posted February 15, 2018

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