AS CLUBS WARM UP FOR STADIA INSPECTION
Admin l Tuesday, January 17, 2017
ABUJA, Nigeria – Federation Cup winners Rivers Angels will take on Nasarawa Amazons in the Winners Cup match of the Nigeria Women Football League at the FIFA Goal Project, National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday.
A statement from the secretariat of the NWFL and signed by the Executive Secretary, Mr. Ayo Abdulrahaman clarified that the match, earlier scheduled for Wednesday, 18th January 2017 had been moved to Saturday, 21st January, to start at 3pm on that day.
The Winners Cup is the women’s version of the NPFL’s Super 4 mini-tournament, and is the official season –closing event of the Women’s League.
Rivers Angels FC is regarded as perhaps the strongest women football club in the land, though the girls from Lafia can never be pushovers for any team. Both teams regularly supply players to all categories of the National Teams, from the U17 to the senior team, Super Falcons.
Clubs gear up for NNL stadia inspection
The 32 clubs in the Nigeria National League are presently making efforts to tidy up their match venues as the board of the NNL is putting together inspection teams ahead of the new season.
Executive Secretary of the NNL, Mr. Lawrence Katken told thenff.com on Tuesday that the online collection of registration materials that began on Monday would end on Thursday this week, while the first four days of the month of February will be devoted to stadia inspection.
The Congress of the 32 clubs will hold in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja February 9-10, and return of forms by the clubs and collection of players’ licenses have been set for February 13-17.
Kick –off of the new season has been set for February 24 across the various centres, while mid-season/mid-season registration will be observed July 3-13.
The new board of the NNL, headed by Mr. Chidi Ofo Okenwa (Independent Chairman) has also set the season to end on October 15, with Super 4 competition scheduled to take place November 2-5 at a venue to be determined.
