NPFL 26: Warri Wolves Risk Sanctions Over Suspended Gaffer

NPFL 26: Warri Wolves Risk Sanctions Over Suspended Gaffer 

Precious Oham 

Warri Wolves reported suspension of its head coach, Napoleon Aluma has been queried by the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) as the league body has faulted the club’s failure to adhere to procedures for contracting coaches, BSNSports.com.ng reports. 

In a letter titled, “Notarization and Registration of Contracts” addressed to the club and signed by Davidson Owumi, the NPFL Chief Operating Officer, the club was mandated to ensure full compliance by submitting its contract with all of the club’s technical and management officials.

The NPFL letter read, “Information reaching us from the media space suggest that the Delta State Sports Commission has suspended your head coach Mr Napoleon Aluma with immediate effect”.

The NPFL cited its Frameworks and Rules for 2025/26 in demanding compliance by Warri Wolves, stating that “you are aware that the framework and rules of the NPFL 2025/2026 season , Section B, article 6 and 11, clearly states the requirements for engagement and procedure for registration of contracts for all club officials.

“You are however in breach of these sections as Warri Wolves FC have not submitted the contracts of its officials to the League Board. You are hereby requested to within twenty-four hours of receiving this letter, submit all relevant contracts of your technical team, inc luding that of the assumed suspended head coach, Mr Napoleon Aluma to the Secretariat of the NPFL”.

The letter warned that the club may have to play its future matches without a bench on account of failure to comply with the directive.

“Note that failure to comply with this instruction will lead to the restriction of your technical team from accessing the technical area in future NPFL matches”, the club was warned.

Owumi, in a related statement to the NPFL Media made it clear that the Warri Wolves case is not an isolated instance. 

He said this applies to all clubs that are yet to domicile the contracts with their technical officials with the NPFL. 

“I must admonish all coaches to get hold of their contracts and lodge a report with the NPFL when there is a violation of the terms. It is the responsibility of the aggrieved to petition the league at all times”, he reminded the coaches.