2023/24 season kickoff postponed
The kickoff date of the 2023/24 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has been postponed, from its initial September 9 date.
NPFL Board, made the announcement Wednesday citing the need to have members focus on the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) which holds in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer explained that the League body yielded to representations from various stakeholders in reaching the decision, even as he asked clubs to
stand down travel plans already made.
“We have everything set for the kickoff in Ibadan on Saturday but following representations from multiple stakeholders and more cogent is the complex logistics involved in having our Chairman and Clubs leadership travel from Ibadan to Uyo”, Owumi told NPFL Media Wednesday morning.
He said the postponement has been communicated to the clubs also noting that, a new kickoff date will be communicated in a few days.
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