Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has extended the tenure of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) till the end of the 2022/2023 season.
Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, disclosed
on Friday in a statement that Ibrahim Gusau, the Federation’s President, said
the extension was important at this point in time.
“The extension of IMC’s tenure is in order to allow the team
to concentrate fully on the organisation and management of the ongoing NPFL
season, which is just heading to its Match Day 3 this weekend,” he quoted Gusau
as saying.
The NFF President had inaugurated the IMC, headed by Gbenga
Elegbeleye, on Oct. 21 with an initial mandate of three months.
Its terms of reference were aimed at engendering a new life
generally for the elite division of Nigerian football league.
Gusau had at the Draw
Ceremony for the 2022/2023 NPFL season on Dec. 28, praised the IMC for the
tremendous work it had been doing since inauguration.
He had assured it of NFF’s support in turning around
Nigeria’s domestic League for the better, including fostering a viable football
economy.
Reports state that the IMC has since its inauguration gone
on to put in place structures for the league to get underway on Jan. 8.
Citing time factor, it had opted for an abridged format for
the 2022/2023 NPFL season, with 10 clubs in Group A and 10 clubs in Group B.
The current season is scheduled to end in May.
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