NPFL Kickoff: Club Owners Set Up 'Five Wise Men' Committee To Interface With IMC

NPFL Kickoff: Club Owners Set Up 'Five Wise Men' Committee To Interface With IMC

Ibraheem Lateef Ayodele

The Club Owners Association in Nigeria's elite domestic football league have set up a 5-man committee to liaise with the Interim Management Committee for a smooth kick-off of the 2022/2023 season, BSNSports.com.ng reports. 

According to Barr. Isaac Danladi in a circular to all the clubs, the five wise men are to interface with the IMC to ensure that the league kicks off as soon as possible and to finish at a record time to align with the international football calendar. 

The committee has one week to submit its report to the association, Danladi said.

Recall that the IMC led by the Chairman Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye met with the representatives of the participating clubs last week in Abuja where 16 clubs out of 20 voted against the proposed abridged league by the IMC.

The 5-man committee of the Club Owners Association is headed by the General Manager of Rivers United Dr Okey Kpalukwu as Chairman, Malam Abubakar Danfulani of Gombe United, Hon. Tunde Ogunja of Sunshine Stars FC and Barr. Frednald Emeka of Rangers a member while the Executive Secretary of the Club Owners Association Chief Alloy Chukwuemeka is to serve as the Secretary.  

No official kickoff date has been announced for the NPFL season several months after the season ended, with most countries almost in the second round of their leagues.