Why We Won't Change NNL Super 8 Fixture Schedule - NNL Boss

WE WON'T ALTER OUR FIXTURE SCHEDULE --NNL BOSS

By Sab Osuji

Organisers of the ongoing Bet9ja Nigeria National League Super Eight playoff in Aba have ruled out any possibility of adjusting the tournament fixtures as it relates to the match day three games.

There have been clamour for the games in each group to be decided simultaneously to avoid a possible compromise.

The clubs reckon that this will ensure fairness and level playing ground for all the teams.

They cited cases where FIFA and CAF decide their last group games simultaneously during competitions and demanded the NNL Super Eight organisers to follow suit.

But Chidi Okenwa Offor chairman of the second tier league board poured cold water on the teams demand.

Rising from a crucial technical meeting Tuesday Offor said it was not possible and fair to shift the goalpost in the middle of a match.

"Playing the last group matches simultaneously was not captured in the competition's rules", the NNL boss disclosed.

"The draws were held before the games started and there was no voice of opposition or reminder to this from the clubs," told BSNSports.com.ng

"So changing the rules at this stage would amount to changing the goalposts when the game was already underway", the NFF board member said