The 2023/24 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) will no longer kicked off this Saturday, as scheduled.
According to the NPFL Board, the postponement was necessitated by the “need to have members focus on the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) which holds in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State” on Sunday.
NPFL had earlier announced that the season’s curtain raiser will feature Shooting Stars and 2020/21 champions, Plateau United at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Adamasingba, Ibadan.
NPFL’s Chief Operating Officer, Davidson Owumi explained that the league body yielded to representations from various stakeholders in reaching the decision.
“We have everything set for the kickoff in Ibadan on Saturday but following representations from multiple stakeholders”, Owumi told NPFL Media Wednesday morning.
He said the postponement had been communicated to the clubs to stand down travel plans already made.
“Note therefore that there will be no flag-off game this Saturday, 9th September as originally planned”, the letter to the clubs read.
He said a new kickoff date will be communicated in a few days.
