Category: Sports Law
The New Nigerian Broadcasting Commission Code And The Tenuous Issue Of Sports Content Exclusivity
By Steve Austin Nwabueze
INTRODUCTION
Sometime in July 2020, the National Broadcasting Commis [...]
Crowdfunding As An Alternative Financing Option For Nigerian Sports Clubs
By Chiemeka Nwosu
One of the hindrances to the growth of sport clubs in Nigeria is a lack of adeq [...]
Blurring The Line Between Sports And Employment Contracts
By Damilola Oyelade & Ayodeji Abdul
As a young striker, Ugo Obi’s agility and impressive control [...]
Just Before Kick-Off: The Proposed NPIFL And Legal Ramifications Of A Parallel Professional Football League In Nigeria
By Steve Austin Nwabueze
Avid football lovers have watched on for the last decade or more as a co [...]
Multilateral Sports Contracts: Lessons For Nigerian Professional League (NPFL)
The sporting world has been agog with a developing reality; the reality of agency relationship in th [...]
The NPFL: A Legal Perspective On The Fans, Ticketing, And Commercialization Of The Domestic League
By Steve Austin Nwabueze & Ayodeji Abdul
Introduction
Football or soccer? Whatever you call [...]
Emiliano Sala: The Birth of the “Death Clause” and Jurisprudential Lessons for the Nigerian Football League
By Idorenyin Umoh & Ibidoyin Aina
Introduction
It is no longer news that the football comm [...]
The Emerging Trend of eSports; Legal Considerations And The Nigerian Perspective
By Felix Chiemeka Nwosu
Introduction
On October 19, 1972, the first ever video game tournament [...]
Legal and Commercial Implications of the NPFL New Television Broadcast Deal
By Steve Austin Nwabueze
Introduction
Throughout the world, live coverage of major football [...]
The Right to Use Images of Athletes for Commercial Purposes – Gold Mine or Undermined?
By Steve Austin Nwabueze
The global obsession with footballers has created one of the great money s [...]