2023/2024 NPFL: Elegbeleye calls for best practices as NPFL hits last stretch

Posted : 24 May 2024

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As the remaining six matchdays of the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season are scheduled to take place this weekend, the Chairman of the league board, Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye, has called on the clubs and match referees to stay true to the spirit and letter of football rules.

Elegbeleye, who commended the clubs for the improved performances of their players as reflected in the quality of play and competitiveness of the matches, urged them to keep the league free of bad blood on and off the field.

"We have had a fairly great season with improvements in the quality of play and the standard of the teams.

"It is important that we complete the last six games devoid of controversy and unnecessary disputes capable of ridiculing the game in the eyes of the football world," stated the NPFL boss.

Regarding the referees and officiating, Elegbeleye, who is also the 2nd Vice President of the NFF, warned against incompetence and bias in officiating matches.

"The NPFL and the NFF have shown from the start of the season that there is no place for poor officiating in the league, and we are not relenting as the monitoring will be intensified, and anyone found wanting will be delisted swiftly," he warned.

"We are looking at ways to reward outstanding referees as a way of motivating our crop of match officials, and at the appropriate time, this will be unveiled," promised the former National Assembly Chairman of the House Committee on Sports.

The season was paused after Matchday 32 to allow Rivers United to complete the backlog of games that accumulated due to their involvement in the CAF Confederation Cup.

When the season resumes on Sunday, May 26, two of the fixtures in Umuahia and Jos will be broadcast live on StarTimes, while six in Umuahia, Kano, Katsina, Ilorin, Owerri, and Jos will be on NPFL_Live, the OTT live streaming platform powered by Propel Sports Africa.

Matchday 34 will be held on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2. Matchday 35 falls on June 8-9, while Matchday 36 is a midweek fixture on June 12. Matchday 37 will be held on June 16, while the NPFL will announce the date for the last Matchday of the season in the days ahead.

Rangers International, Remo Stars, Enyimba International, and Shooting Stars Sports Club are the front-runners for the title.

2023/2024 NPFL: Elegbeleye calls for best practices as NPFL hits last stretch

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