The date was unanimously agreed to by all the participating clubs in response to the demand by the NNL to the clubs to suggest the new league kick-off date owing to the general election in February
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The Nigeria National League (NNL) has condemned the media campaign of the management of TEAPS Football Club where it made unsubstantiated allegation of inducement of their players by an unnamed club.
The Nigeria National League (NNL) will resume next Wednesday following the decision of the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) to render their services once again for the good of the game.
An elated Chairman of the Bees, Abdulazeez Mohammed, said he was happy for the success and promotion of the team
Brown said the situation was further compounded by the club’s position on the league table with 10 matches still left in the season
The second goal for the home team was a penalty kick awarded by the referee, Achimi David, which Samson converted in the 39th minute
It said that the NNL secretariat in Abuja had received the certificate of incorporation with registration number RC 1182549 from the Corporate Affairs Commission
After a meeting with the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, in Abuja on Thursday, Inyama disclosed that an agreement has been reached to move the kick-off date by three weeks
It also said that two former Premier League clubs – Jigawa Golden Stars and Wikki Tourists of Bauchi – would clash in top of the bill match at Dutse, Jigawa State
The CEO of Berackiah International, Nwigwe Wonders, confirmed that initial paper works have all been sorted and the stage now clear for some aggressive marketing to help the team, which is keen to return to the Premier cadre after failing to beat the drop last season
Also, the encounter between Remo Stars FC, Ogun State and Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan will be the star match of Group B in the opening weekend of the new football season
Inyama, who is also an Executive Board Member of the Nigeria Football Federation, revealed that the league will see an improvement in organization, management and prosecution of the competition because of the many innovations to be introduced in the new season
“The referees are not helping the league at all and we have been speaking with their Organising Committee and we will punish severely any referee trying to drag the name of the league in the mud,” the chairman said
Other matches in the Week 18 fixtures include Bendel Insurance against Gateway United and Akwa United squaring up against Rising Stars
Akinbami stated that the call became necessary due to alleged intimidation of teams and poor officiating recorded in the last two home matches of Spotlite FC at the Katsina Stadium
Robin Van Persie had headed United ahead in the 25th minute before the visitors produced a resilient backs-to-the-wall display under a barrage of Tottenham pressure, with visiting goalkeeper David De Gea making a number of crucial saves
The team’s coordinator, Abel Oyillo, lamented that after the Organising and Disciplinary had awarded them points in their disputed match with Bida Lions, the NFF is trying to stop them from playing in the National League after they had completed registration formalities
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