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NPFL bars clubs from entering referees’ changing rooms

Posted : 20 October 2023
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has charged clubs' hierarchies to provide a conducive atmosphere at all times during the matches of the 2023/24 season.

The Chief Operating Officer of the NPFL, Davidson Owumi, gave the charge through a memo directed to participating clubs after he observed that there have been a number of worrying incidents reported around the changing rooms of match officials at some venues.

"It is becoming increasingly worrisome that unauthorized persons are encroaching on restricted areas during matches of the ongoing season," the memo read.

The club managers were also reminded that no club official is permitted to visit match officials in their changing room before, during, or after any game.

"It has become necessary to remind our chairmen, general managers, and other top officials of the clubs that no club officer is permitted to visit or talk to match officials in their changing rooms at halftime or at any time in the course of a league match. Access to match officials is restricted, and only appointed match commissioners and referees are to be in the designated rooms at halftime," the memo emphasized.

Owumi pleaded with the leadership of the clubs to provide an enabling condition for professional game management to avoid the ugly reports that have been emanating from some venues. However, he warned that the league administrators will not hesitate to apply the full sanctions as provided in the Framework and Rules of the NPFL in proven cases of unacceptable access to match officials.

In another development, the NPFL wants clubs to avoid the habit of always requesting fixtures to be rescheduled, stating that with the release of the full fixtures, all clubs have been provided with sufficient notice to plan their schedules.

"Please, be informed also that the full fixtures of the season have been made available to all clubs with provision for two midweek fixtures for Matchdays 6 and 12. It has thus provided sufficient notice for all clubs to put in place the logistics to honor the fixtures as the league would not entertain any requests for game rescheduling," the clubs were informed.

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