The Nigeria Premier Football League Board(NPFL) has announced a new kick-off date for the second stanza of the 2023/2024 campaign as gathered by Nigeriasoccernet.com.
As communicated by the league body, the season will now resume on 14th February as against the earlier announced 3rd February. The 2023/24 NPFL mid-season commenced on January 19, 2024.
Meanwhile, Davidson Owumi has said the NPFL is working with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and other development partners towards introducing technology in the league.He also pointed to the leagues zero tolerance for poor officiating as manifested in swift withdrawal of culprits from officiating in matches of the NPFL.
“We worked in perfect sync with the NFF Referees Appointment Committee to organise trainings for selected members of the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) and those who have so far been adjudged to have performed poorly were delisted for now”, Owumi told NPFL Media.
He said the NPFL prioritized the welfare of all match officials and “we not only increased their travel allowances and honorarium but also ensured their bank accounts were credited before they travel. This is unprecedented in the history of the league”.
The NPFL Boss revealed that the Referees performances were boosted by the special arrangement for Matchday security squad that all clubs were mandated to provide for match officials.
By Olaleye Oluwadamilola