Calabar Rovers Vs Vandrezzer - And The Case of Broadcast Rights In the Live Coverage of NNL Matches

 

Under the authority of the NNL,VFC TV, Vandrezzer FC management claimed to have received approval from NNL administrative body to showcase their beautiful game to world through LIVE broadcast of all their Matches, but Calabar Rovers did not buying that at all. 

 

NNL Week 6

Calabar Rovers FC Vs Vandrezzer FC

Venue: UJ Esuene Stadium Calabar

Date: Sunday March 14, 2021

Nigerian National League side Vandrezzer FC has alleged match fixing in a week 6 fixture against Calabar Rovers where their media team was not allowed into the stadium to cover proceedings.

According to a statement on the club’s website, all effort to get the Cross River State Football Association and Rovers FC management to allow their media cover the match at the UJ Esuene Stadium proved abortive,  they vowed not to allow live broadcast.

The statement published on Match day, Sunday March 14: “Despite presenting an authority letter from the NNL to broadcast all Vandrezzer FC games, the Cross River State Football Association and Rovers FC management have vowed not to allow LIVE broadcast of the week six encounter between Rovers and Vandrezzer FC in Calabar.

“In the pre-match press conference, a representative of the Cross River FA insisted “we can only allow two cameras into the UJ Esuene Stadium, any other camera and cameramen would be restricted entry.”

“This resolve of the home side has raised unnecessary tensions ahead of today’s game, which might be threatened by refusal to broadcast.

“Under the authority of the NNL,VFC TV has broadcasted all the Lions’ matches this season (home and away) with a camera/technical crew of not less than ten personnel, who always conform to COVID 19 prevention regulations.

At the end, Vandrezzer media crew were not allowed into stadium and the Lagos based team lost 0 - 1

Going forward, NNL should give all the necessary approval to rightholders and come out with  a clear communication to all the clubs in the league as regarding how broadcast rights should be implemented.