Title: "NPFL in Shambles: Ex-Super Eagles Defender Sounds Alarm on Domestic League's Decline" Former Super Eagles and Hearts of Nigeria full-back, Juwon Oshaniwa, has expressed deep concern about the state of Nigeria's domestic football league, the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). As a product of the NPFL himself, Oshaniwa should know, having progressed through the league to become a key player in the national team in the early 2010s. Oshaniwa, 35, represented Nigeria at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and later moved abroad to play for Ashdod. He remembers the good old days in the NPFL when there was a clear pathway for talented players to break into the Super Eagles. Players like Sunday Mba and Geoffrey Oboabana are prime examples of players who rose through the ranks to represent the country at the highest level. However, in recent years, the NPFL has taken a significant hit, and fewer players from the league are getting called up to the national team. While some have accused the current Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle, of neglecting NPFL players, Oshaniwa believes that the decline of the league itself is the main reason for this trend. According to Oshaniwa, the NPFL needs "serious intervention" to improve its standard. He believes that if the league is upgraded, more players from the home league will naturally earn opportunities to represent the country. Nigeria has a wealth of talented footballers, but the lack of a functional system to nurture and develop them is the major setback. Oshaniwa's comments come at a time when the NPFL is in dire need of reform. With the March international break approaching, fans and players alike are eagerly waiting to see if Eric Chelle will give opportunities to newer faces from the NPFL. Can the league turn its fortunes around, or will it continue to struggle to produce players who can compete with the best in Africa? Only time will tell.