The Football Club Owners Association of Nigeria (Club Owners), has kicked against the proposed abridged league format by the Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the league.
The Club Owners in a goodwill message to mark the Christmas celebration, jointly signed by its Chairman, Barr. Isaac Danladi and Executive Secretary, Alloy Chukwuemeka, maintained that the decision of the clubs on a full league format remains unchanged.
They went further to warn mischief makers to desist from causing disaffection between the association and other football stakeholders.
Wakawaka Sports Extra reports that the Club Owners met with the IMC on the proposed changes to the league, where majority voted against it.
The statement reads: “The club owners Association have warn mischief makers and blackmailers who were hired by some toxic interests within the system to cause disaffection between the Association and other Football stakeholders, stressing that Football can only strive in an atmosphere of an enabling environment where negotiations and round table discussions are cherished.
“It specifically mentioned a situation where MEMBER-CLUBS had in a joint meeting with the IMC unanimously voted for a full league with 16+1 votes, to 3 votes, and against a proposal for an abridged league, only for some group of persons to go behind to push for an abridged league which is a caricature of the NPFL, a league once adjudged as the number league in Africa.
“Club Owners therefore wish to state unequivocally that the descision of the clubs on a full league format remains unchanged and hereby reject the proposed abridged league in its entirety, assuring that a full league format can still be completed within the normal time frame, with submissions of the CAF Competitions representatives and aligns the NPFL with the International Football calendar.”
