A series of disciplinary sanctions were rolled out by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Wednesday and ElKanemi Warriors was one of the clubs heavily affected, having previously been under investigation.
They were fined by the IMC arm of the NPFL and asked to play their remaining fixtures of the first half of the season behind closed doors.
A series of disciplinary sanctions were rolled out by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Wednesday and ElKanemi Warriors was one of the clubs heavily affected, having previously been under investigation.
They were fined by the IMC arm of the NPFL and asked to play their remaining fixtures of the first half of the season behind closed doors.
In a separate development, the home ground of Abia Warriors, the Umuahia Township Stadium, has been given provisional clearance until the end of the first stanza. Subsequently, the ground would be evaluated to decide if it meets club Licensing Infrastructure requirement.
Meanwhile, the Lekan Salami Stadium, home of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), has been placed on provisional approval.
The IMC wrote the club, saying, “The present condition of the playing turf at the Lekan Salami Stadium, is not television friendly and falls short of acceptable standards. You are therefore directed to take immediate steps to improve the condition of the playing pitch before the end of the first half of the season (Week 9)”.
The club was also warned that failure to comply would lead to its home games moved to an alternate ground before the start of the second stanza.
Elsewhere, Nasarawa United got approval to return to the New Jos Township Stadium for their remaining fixtures of the season with a warning that further requests for a venue change will not be entertained.
Two Referees under Investigation
The IMC have also written to the Referee Appointment Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to review the performance of Referee Amadi Promise of Rivers State following protest lodged by Sunshine Stars for his handling of their MatchDay 5 fixture against Lobi Stars in Makurdi.
Similarly, a review of Referee Taiwo David’s performance and future officiating in the NPFL following his actions in the Matchday 5 fixture in Port Harcourt between Rivers United and Wikki Tourists were also requested.
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