How transfers negatively affect Nigerian footballers’ families
IN Nigeria, a large number of players move from one club to another in the country’s top division of 20 clubs. CHUKA ONWUMECHILI, Professor of Communications, Howard University Although exact figures are sketchy, there are many footballers who engage in this migration, covering large distances. Some players move between Lagos and Maiduguri, which is a distance of 952 miles (about 1,500km). These huge distances limit the number of times a footballer returns home to his family each season. Often, these visits may be limited to one for the Christmas break in Nigeria. Player transfers are a global practice. But they…
