StarTimes, di company wey dey show Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) matches, don talk say dem no fit continue to dey broadcast di games because e no dey bring better money. Di company yarn say di cost to run di show pass wetin dem dey gain, and dem don dey lose plenty cash since dem start to dey show di matches.

According to wetin StarTimes management talk, dem don try support local football for Nigeria, but di wahala wey dem dey face don too much. Dem mention say low viewership, poor stadium facilities, and lack of sponsorship na some of di reasons wey make di business no dey sustainable. “We wan promote Nigerian football, but we no fit continue to dey run at loss,” one StarTimes official talk.

Di decision don cause plenty reaction from football fans and NPFL supporters. Some people dey vex say di move go affect di visibility of local players and reduce interest in di league. One fan for Abuja talk say, “If dem stop to show di matches, how we go take follow our teams? Na only foreign football go dey reign now.”

NPFL officials never talk plenty about di matter, but dem don promise to find new partners wey fit help continue di broadcast. Dem say dem dey work on better marketing and sponsorship deals to make di league more attractive. Di league organizers also dey beg StarTimes to reconsider di decision while dem try resolve di issues.

As e be now, fans dey wait to see wetin go happen next. If StarTimes pull out finally, NPFL fit struggle to maintain di small attention wey dem don gather. Di mata don show say without proper investment and planning, local sports go continue to dey suffer for Nigeria.