Nigeria , August 18, 2016 – The adhoc Committee of the National League has suspended matches in the national league for two weeks. The Adhoc committee made the revelation in a communiqué signed by Alloy Chuwkuemeka at the end of a meeting held at Somerset Continental Hotel, Maitama, Abuja.
The committee said it decided to suspend the league to enable Disciplinary Committee and the Appeals Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) dispense with the various cases before them.
“The League will resume on the 3rd of September, 2016 after the determination of all cases before the NFF judicial bodies”, the committee said, adding that no club indebted to the league including fines will be allowed to play their three remaining matches.
“That all clubs must henceforth satisfy security requirements in line with the provisions of the rules and regulations guiding the league (Article 3.4 (1-4)). No match should commence until this condition is satisfied”, the committee said and that all clubs shall write a commitment of non violence letter of guarantee at all match venues, which must get to the NNL secretariat within 7 days on receipt of this notice.
The committee noted that the remaining matches of the league shall henceforth be handled by Premier League Referees and Match Commissioners and that secret match assessors shall also be dispatched to match venues to monitor the conduct of both clubs and match officials.
