2022/23 NNL: Kicks Off March 3 In Abridged Format

Nigeria’s second-tier membership soccer league, the Nigerian Nationwide League (NNL) will kick off its new season on Friday, March 3, 2023 in an abridged format.

This was contained in a communique issued after the twelfth Annual Basic Assembly (AGM) held in Abuja on Friday.

The AGM which was declared open by the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) president, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, represented by the Basic Secretary, Dr.Sanusi Mohammed adopted the amended guidelines and rules for the 2022/2023 season as a authorized doc binding on all golf equipment.

It was additional agreed upon {that a} tremendous abridged league format of 8 teams, will see the Northern and Southern conferences damaged into 4 teams: A1, A2, A3, A4, and B1, B2, B3, B4, which shall be grouped primarily based on proximity with a purpose to make sure the league ends Could 2023 as mandated by the NFF.

The Meeting additionally agreed that every one golf equipment should permit streaming of matches, residence and away with out hindrance to reinforce consciousness and visibility of the league.

It was additionally agreed upon that the golf equipment should adjust to the safety measures always at their match venues whereas golf equipment with a confirmed two data of assaults on match officers in a season both residence or away shall be withdrawn from the league.

The AGA additionally agreed that 3 factors, 3 targets shall be deducted from the cumulative factors of any membership that assaults match officers or trigger any type of violence in a match.

The Meeting additional agreed that solely golf equipment who fulfil their registration obligations earlier than the 2 weeks deadline shall be drawn on the fixtures to play within the 2022/2023 league.