The Federal Government had on Friday advised the Nigeria Football Federation to immediately withdraw LMC’s licence.
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Edema Fuludu, a Match Commissioner to the Nigeria Professional Football League, has advised the League Management Company to deduct nine points from any club involved in any form of violence during Nigeria Premier League matches.
Nigeria Premier League side, Heartland FC of Owerri, and Bendel Insurance of Benin have crashed out in the Round of 64 of the AITEO Cup.
The retained players are Festus Austine, Sunday Rotimi, Abiodun Akande, Chiwendu Ali, Markson Ojobo, Bernard Ovoke, Guy Kuemian, Olalekan Gabriel, Ayobami Asekunowo, Semiu Liadi.
Pillars piped Awka United by a lone goal in Kano, but second-placed Nasarawa United beat Sharks 2-0 while Enyimba whitewashed Bayelsa United 4-0 to sustain the pressure on the league leaders.
Chukwuemeka said: “The executive of the club owners were given a mandate by the entire clubs to seek for the service of the new legal team that will defend the association on any matter that is involving the association as well as our properties
Fadipe said the partnership with Kano Pillars serves as the pilot project, adding that Globacom has concluded plans to extend the initiative to other clubs in the Nigerian Premier League
This was one of the outcome of the meeting the Minister had with the Board members of the NFF, the League Management Company and the Nigerian Women League
The former Eagles skipper, speaking on a Super Sport programme on Sunday, said the home based-Eagles’ performance in the tournament did not meet the expected standard
These are Nduka Irabor; Aminu Maigari, representing the Nigeria Football Federation; The Chairman of Kaduna United, Alhaji Sabo Babayaro; and Seyi Akinwumi of the Lagos State Football Association
Receiving the club on Friday in his palace, the royal father, who was once a vice chairman of the then Nigeria Football Association, charged the players and officials to be disciplined in their chosen profession
The annual seminar, which precedes the domestic league season opener, will have participants from across the country
At the Ijebu-Ode camp of the club, Asagba explained the rules, with video evidence to the players and advised to them to obey the referees in the course of any game
The postponement from February 16 to March 9, 2013 was occasioned by the inability of Total Promotions Limited and Globacom to conclude the mutual agreement they earlier reached on the issue of Title Sponsorship
One of the issues that may force the postponement of the NPL season include the need to organise a seminar for referees and match commissioners prior to the commencement of the season
The Media Officer of Warri Wolves, Moses Etu who disclosed this to journalist in Warri, said the team will use the two matches to seal their preparation before the league kicks off in the next one week, if the interim league management board lives up to its promise
Meanwhile, Warri Wolves will after the friendly match move to Out-Jeremi in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state for a one and a half week rigorous camping to finally prepare them for the task ahead
The match, scheduled to kick off by 3pm, will afford the Saraki boys the opportunity to check the readiness of the 25-man squad recently released by the Technical Manager, Coach Kabiru Dogo, to compete for honour in the coming NPL season
On Tuesday, information reaching The Eagle Online from the NPL secretariat indicated that Globacom has agreed a four-year title sponsorship deal worth $16.5 million
The matter was resolved on Thursday at an extensive meeting Abdullahi had with parties involved in the crisis in Abuja