IMC, 20 NPFL clubs to meet over kickoff date, club licensing, others next

The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) and the 20 clubs scheduled to participate in the 2022/23 league season, will meet in Abuja next week, the IMC has disclosed.

According to the IMC, the meeting will deliberate on the issues affecting the competition, including kickoff date for the 2022/23 season, Club Licensing regime. Other possible talking points include development ideas of the IMC and contributions from the clubs, as well as the format of the season and calendar.

This maiden meeting of the IMC with the 20 participating clubs in the 2022/23 season will hold on November 14 in Abuja. In a notice of the meeting sent to the clubs and signed by the Head of Operations (HoO), Davidson Owumi, the clubs were informed that the meeting will hold from 6.00 p.m. at the Sandralia Hotel.

Though no agenda was listed in the notice of invitation, it is believed the IMC will seek to meet one-on-one with the clubs, who are the first line stakeholders in NPFL.