The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has warned the 36 state Football Associations, and that of the Federal Capital Territory to play their Federation Cup final matches on either Saturday, 30th March or Sunday, 31st March, or risk a penalty of N1 million.
NFF’s Director of Competitions, Ruth David stated that the football house would no longer condone the disruptive attitude of some FAs who set their own timetables outside that of the national body.
“The NFF has stated clearly in the schedule from the beginning, that the states must play their final matches either on Saturday, 30th March or Sunday, 31st March. We have also reminded the States again about this schedule, and any State that fails to abide by the dates will have itself to blame.
“Any state that fails to conclude its championship by Sunday, 31st March will be fined the sum of N1m. Any State that concludes its championship before Saturday, 30th March will be fined the same amount of money”, David told thenff.com..
The 2024 Federation Cup competition started across the states on Friday, 1st March.
Bendel Insurance won the competition last season.
