*Plateau United Targets Continental Football, League Glory After Super Six Assessment*

*Plateau United Targets Continental Football, League Glory After Super Six Assessment*

Plateau United Football Club targets both continental qualification and success in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).

Chairman of Plateau United, His Royal Highness Dr Alhassan Yakmut, made this known while reflecting on the club’s participation in the NPFL Super Six tournament held in Jos.

Yakmut, a former Chairman of the National Sports Commission and former national volleyball player, described the competition as an important litmus test for Plateau United as the club prepares for the new season.

According to him, the directive from the state’s leadership is clear: Plateau United must aspire to compete on the continental stage while also mounting a serious challenge for the NPFL title.
“The directive of His Excellency is that we should go continental, and that means there are two options: going continental as well as winning the league. So this is a very good litmus test for us towards achieving that.”

He explained that the Super Six provided the technical team with an opportunity to assess the quality of the club’s new recruits against some of the strongest teams in the country.

Plateau United finished 10th in the previous NPFL season, and the Super Six allowed the club to measure its progress against teams that occupied positions among the leading sides.
Yakmut said the club had appointed three technocrats, comprising former players and coaches, to independently assess the team’s performance during the tournament.

Their report is expected to guide the club’s recruitment decisions ahead of the new campaign.
“We appointed three technocrats, ex-players and ex-coaches, to be assessing our performance. The report will be submitted tomorrow, and we will now find out what department of the team requires reinforcement,” he said.

He added that the club would use the technical report, alongside its own observations, to identify gaps and bring in players capable of strengthening weak areas.

The Plateau United chairman also disclosed that the long-running issue surrounding the club’s logo had been resolved amicably with relevant stakeholders.
He said a new platform would allow supporters to contribute ideas before three final logo designs are presented through the Commissioner for Sports for adoption.
The new identity, he explained, is expected to form part of the club’s wider commercialisation strategy.

Yakmut further disclosed that the club has commenced the commercialisation of its jerseys, with the current one-year jersey already available for purchase in collaboration with the club’s marketing department.
The club is also planning to establish five retail outlets within the Jos municipality to improve access to official merchandise.
According to him, the jerseys will be offered in five categories to accommodate supporters with different purchasing capacities.
He stressed that merchandise would no longer be treated as merely a ceremonial aspect of the club but as an important component of its revenue-generation strategy.

The initiative is expected to create a stronger commercial relationship between the club and its supporters while generating additional income for Plateau United.

The Super Six tournament will also serve as a learning experience for the club’s match-day security arrangements.

Yakmut said Plateau United would strengthen continuous education and advocacy among supporters, particularly concerning new rules governing restricted and unauthorised areas within stadiums.

The club will use observations from the tournament to improve security deployment during its home matches and establish clearer boundaries around areas that supporters are not permitted to access.

He warned that supporting Plateau United does not give anyone the right to engage in hooliganism or actions capable of compromising security.
“The fans must understand that ownership of the club does not include irresponsible actions and also hooliganism around the surroundings and within the stadium,” he said.

Yakmut also referenced the warning from the NPFL leadership that clubs and supporters could face serious sanctions for misconduct.
He stressed that anyone claiming to be a Plateau United supporter must not become a security threat during either home or away matches.

The club’s post-Super Six strategy therefore extends beyond the technical preparation of the team.
Plateau United is combining squad assessment and recruitment, continental ambitions, commercialisation, a new club identity and stronger match-day security as it prepares for the 2026/27 season.

For the Jos-based club, the Super Six has consequently served as more than a competition. It has provided a practical assessment of the team’s readiness and highlighted areas requiring immediate attention before the new NPFL campaign begins.