The League Management Company has formally notified clubs of the need to commence the processes to be met before they can be admitted and registered to participate in the 2013/14 Glo Premier League and urged the clubs to work towards complying with the guidelines within the stipulated time frame.
The registration process commenced on January 1 and will be concluded on January 31.
The registration requirements were conveyed in a letter signed by Salihu Abubakar, the Chief Operating Officer of the LMC, who said that the conditions set forth have been adapted from the existing regulations contained in the rules book that have been operated over the years.
The letter, addressed to all the 20 clubs that have been considered pre-qualified due to their sporting performance in the last season on the eve of the new year, reads in part: “As we await guidelines of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Club Licensing Regulation designed to comply with FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) licensing directives, it is imperative that we proceed now with plans to start the 2013/2014 season by ensuring compliance with extant regulations regarding Club’s properness to continue to participate in the NPFL.”
Abubakar said most of these requirements appear to have been overlooked or scantily adhered to over the years.
He added: “They provide the requisite corporate, legal and governance attributes required for typical business practice and sporting development. These conditions will continue to prevail and would be enforced in the strictest form without prejudice to further amplification that may become necessary with the introduction of the NFF Licensing Regulation.”
The LMC further stated that the registration process commenced from January 1 and that clubs have up to January 31, 2014 to complete the process while the League will commence after the Africa Nations Championship, with only the clubs that have completed the process and met the requirements.
A highlight of the 25-article registration conditions include requirements that will make it impossible for clubs indebted to their players, coaching staff and other employees to participate in the league as the clubs are expected to provide a Bank Guarantee of N100 million from an approved financial institution.
Other highlights include certification of club as formal business concern with proof of incorporation as limited liability company with the Corporate Affairs Commission, an affidavit of allegiance to the LMC, the NFF, CAF and FIFA and an undertaking to comply with the NFF new licensing regulations.
The clubs are also required to issue an undertaking to commence the setting up of structures for the youth development programme in the new season.
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