The Interim Management Committee saddled with the responsibility to run the NPFL for this season has warned clubs that were given provisional approval for the use of their home ground when the league started to either improve the playing pitch of their stadium or risk being banished to another centre
In a press release made available on Wednesday, the affected clubs are Abia Warriors and Shooting Stars FC.
According to the letter, “Abia Warriors have been provisionally permitted the continued use of the Umuahia Township Stadium for the remainder of the first stanza of the season being MatchDay 9. Subsequently, the ground would be evaluated to decide if it meets club Licensing Infrastructure requirement”
Still on Infrastructure requirement of the Club Licensing, Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) also have their home ground, the Lekan Salami Stadium on provisional approval. The IMC wrote the club, saying, “The present condition of the playing turf at the Lekan Salami Stadium, is not television friendly and falls short of acceptable standards. You are therefore directed to take immediate steps to improve the condition of the playing pitch before the end of the first half of the season (Week 9)”. The club was warned that failure to comply would lead to its home games being moved to an alternate ground before the start of the second stanza.
Other decisions reached by the IMC in the press release include the lifting of the suspension of Jumbo Wisdom, considered to have served adequate punishment for card offences and therefore eligible to feature for Doma United in MatchDay 7 against Rangers. The reprieve was granted owing to conflicting accounts in the preliminary and substantive match reports of the Referee.
The Referee Appointment Committee of the NFF was
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have been requested to review the performance of Referee Amadi Promise of Rivers State following a protest lodged by Sunshine Stars for his handling of their MatchDay 5 fixture against Lobi Stars in Makurdi.
The IMC is also seeking the evaluation of the suitability of Referee Taiwo David for further officiating in NPFL games following his performance in the MatchDay 5 fixture in Port Harcourt between Rivers United and Wikki Tourists.
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