The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Unicorns Football Club, Victor Awoniyi has endorsed and donated one million naira to organisers of Pro Route League.
The Pro Route League (PRL) is a private football league birthed from the need to give young football players equal opportunity to showcase themselves with records to show as it is for their counterparts in many of the European countries.
The PRL is organised by Nonpareil Sports Limited.
Awoniyi said he will always support any programme or initiative that will give an opportunity to the younger generations for them to succeed.
He appealed to the organisers to ensure the season is a success as the outcome will motivate other teams who are not participating this time to participate in the next edition.
Ome of the organisers of the league, Ibrahim Zubair, said the league will comprise of 10 carefully selected Football Clubs/Academies in the region that share the same vision of showcasing and harnessing young talents to the world.
According to him, these 10 teams will compete in a standard league format (Home and Away), resulting in a total of 90 games to be played.
The inaugural season he explained is expected to start on July 26 at the Main-Bowl of the Kwara State Stadium Complex, Ilorin with matches scheduled for weekends (Saturdays and Sundays).
Zubair revealed that all matches will be recorded as this will be used to extract game highlights and statistics for individual players.
These statistics he mentioned will also be available on a reputable global scouting platform.
“This way, we get to market our talents to the world and create the exposure for these talents. This will always be the primary focus of the PRL” Zubair said.
He said the games are scheduled to be played at two (2) venues, the Main-Bowl of the Kwara State Stadium Complex, Ilorin and Kwara Football Academy (KFA) pitch.
