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By Duro Ikhazuagbe
The leadership of the countryâs football have moved to sustain the gains so far made in the various leagues and improve on them.
Following complaints from stakeholders on some welfare issues capable of disrupting the topflight league in particular, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick yesterday presided over a meeting to chart a more robust course for the various leagues including; the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), Nigeria National League (NNL), Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) and the Nigeria Nationwide League One (League One).
Although full details of the moves made by the NFF leadership to end the lingering non- settlement of officialsâ indemnities were not disclosed, the meeting âdeliberated on niggling issues around the League particularly welfare of officials and resolved to tackle matters head-on in the interest of the domestic game.â
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’Tosin Oluwalowo
Clubs in the Nigeria National League are unsure if the 2020/21 season will start at the weekend as directed by the Nigeria Football Federation.
The NFF had after its congress in Abeokuta December 28, 2020, approved that the new NNL season starts on Saturday, while the Nigeria Nationwide League One was approved to start February 10.
But speaking with our correspondent on Wednesday, the NNL clubs said the draws for the new season would only be made on Friday, making it impossible for the league to commence the next day.
Acting General Manager of Crown FC, Oyeleye Oyekunle said, “We are just going to hold the AGM of the league at Abakaliki this weekend, so, hopefully, January 25 we should kick off. But it is still subject to ratification at the meeting, that is where we are also going to ratify the approved draws. As soon as the fixtures are out, the league is as good as kicking off.”
By Stanley Nwanosike
Enugu, Jan. 5, 2021 The Nigeria Nationwide League One (NLO), on Tuesday, felicitated with former Super Eagles Coach and Captain, Christian Chukwu, on his 70th birthday.
Ebere Amaraizu, Director in-charge of South-East of the NLO, in an interview with a correspondent in Enugu, said Chukwu has played significant roles in the lives of youths especially sportsmen and women in Nigeria.
”We are joining millions of soccer loving personalities, administrators, fans, coaches and veteran players to felicitate with Christain Chukwu who marked his 70th birthday on Jan. 4,” he said.
Amaraizu, who is also the National Coordinator of Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), said Chukwu over the years also displayed high level of patriotism to his fatherland.
By Amaechi Agbo
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF will spend the sum of N5,625,942,790.00 (five Billion, six hundred and twenty-five million, nine hundred and forty-two thousand, seven hundred and ninety naira) as budget for the year 2021. The budgetory allocation was proposed by the federation at its Executive Committee meeting on Monday. “The Executive Committee approved the Financial Statement of the Federation for the year 2020, as well as the proposed Budget of the sum of N5,625,942,790.00 for the year 2021,” a statement by the federation read. Meanwhile, the NFF has also approved the resumption dates of 2021 Nigeria National League, NNL and the Nationwide League One, NLO to be Januray 16 and February 10, 2021, respectively.