N-YLC final day of glory as curtain falls on maiden season

. On Tuesday, April 15, the curtains will finally fall on an eventful 2024/2025 season of the Nigeria Youth League Cup (N-YLC) with several games in the two Northern and Southern Conference going down concurrently across the country. In Kano at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano Pillars U-19 team will entertain Grassroots Football Talents Development in what promises to be a fire-for fire encounter.

The Sai Maisugida side has been top notch since the beginning of the season and there are potential champion waiting in the wing. At the New Jos Stadium, Plateau Jets will takes on enterprising and youthful ABS FC of Ilorin in another dicey encounter. In Ilorin, Legacy Stars of Abuja will be guests to Kwara United, while Plateau United will trade tackles with Mailantarki FC of Abuja in another high profile encounter in the Northern Conference.



In the Southern Conference, Bucknor FC will face-off with Austen Plus while Shuffle Select and Eagles Stars will be at each other’s jugular. At Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenogoa, Bayelsa United and Abia Warriors will battle for supremacy. In Aba, Enyimba Fc will welcome their counterparts Sunshine Stars of Akure to baptism of fire.

Other matches in the conference include, R2 Finesse Football Academy taking on Oyomesi FC of Oyo. The maiden season of the NYLC could actually go as the tightest with title contenders and rele­gation battlers facing fren­zied and tensed moments and many youngsters eyeing European glory in the opportunity given to them to showcase their latent talents with scouts watching the N-YLC games on weekly basis. President of the Nigeria Youth League Cup (N-YLC), Robinson Adakosa, has expressed optimism about the future of Nigerian football following the success of the maiden edition of the league.

The jubilant N-YLC President described the season as a symbol of brighter days ahead for Nigerian football despite the initial hiccups the season started with several teething challenges pertaining to logistics in live telecast of the matches. He highlighted the team’s determination, noting that their performance demonstrated the resilience of Nigerians to overturn expectations. “We are thrilled to close the season on such a high note,” Adakosa remarked.

“It has been an electrifying season despite several challenges. We have been able to surmount all obstacles and trudge on to give our best to Nigeria football which was our goal from day one and we’re delighted to have achieved it’’ Adakosa said. The top four teams in each conference will play the National Play-off very soon.

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