The 2014/15 Glo Premier League pre-season tournament will hold from January 22 February 2 in Abuja with the two junior national teams, the National U-23 team (Dream Team) and National U-20 team (Flying Eagles) coming as
invited participants.
The League Management Company (LMC) announced the dates and said the invitation was at the instance of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, as part of the Federation’s evolving plans to adequately prepare the teams for the continental championships commencing from February this year.
The pre-season tournament, an annual fixture in the calendar of the LMC will feature the top three clubs on the log of the 2013/14 season plus the Federation Cup winner and will serve as tune-up for the clubs to test their newly signed players and also perfect their competitive game plans for continental club championships due to commence in February. The four clubs are league winners, Kano Pillars, Enyimba International, Warri Wolves and Dolphins FC, runners-up to Enyimba in the Federation Cup.
The tournament will be played on a round rubbing structure with each team playing five matches over five match days within a ten-day period.
Accordingly, three matches will be played on each match day. All the matches of the Glo Premier League Super 4 will enjoy live coverage from the LMC Broadcast partners, SuperSport.