Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- Some club chairmen in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) are demanding clarification over the distribution of sponsorship proceeds after receiving N15 million each from the league's commercial partnership, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt.

In an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, one of the chairmen, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the payment fell short of what the clubs expected under an arrangement in which 60 per cent of sponsorship proceeds would go to the clubs, while 40 per cent would cover logistics and other expenses.

He said each club should receive at least N150 million for the season, based on the sharing arrangement, and that the chairmen wanted the league management to explain how the...