Inter Lagos will retain league status — Lanre Vigo

Chief Executive Officer of the newly-promoted Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side, Inter Lagos, Lanre Vigo, has expressed confidence that the club will retain its top-flight status, despite its difficult start to the season.

Vigo gave the assurance while speaking with journalists after Inter Lagos suffered a 3-0 defeat to city rivals, Sporting Lagos, in the Lagos derby, at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, last Sunday.

He recalled the club’s difficult start during its first season in the Nigeria National League (NNL), when they also suffered three consecutive defeats before turning their fortunes around.

“During our first season in the NNL, we lost our first three games, but we later came back strong and ever since then, we’ve been up,” Vigo said.

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He described Inter Lagos as a team that is still developing, stressing that survival remains the club’s primary objective in their maiden NPFL campaign.

“We are a young team, we are growing. We are going to survive this league; that is our plan. Our plan from the moment we entered the NPFL is to survive. So, we will survive. I’m not worried,” he added.

Inter Lagos are yet to record a league victory since gaining promotion to the topflight.

The Lagos-based side suffered defeats to 3SC and Doma United in their opening two matches before Sunday’s loss to Sporting Lagos.

That leaves the NPFL debutants at the bottom of the table after Matchday three.