NPFL: League body moves to stop time consuming ball boys antics

One of many unfavorable ways covertly deployed by dwelling groups to run down the clock and win matches is the gradual discount within the variety of balls out there for play when the house facet is main.

The Ball Boys are instructed to cover away balls quite than maintaining them to return for play when the one in use goes out.

However the Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) has now moved to stamp out this unsporting behaviour, dangling heavy sanctions on golf equipment that henceforth fails to hold out a reorientation of their Ball Boys to place a cease to the follow.

In a memo to the golf equipment, Davidson Owumi, the Chief Working Officer of the NPFL stated the eye of the league has been drawn to the corruption of younger boys into dangerous soccer follow.

“It has come to our consideration, the unscrupulous and undisciplined habits of ball boys on match days. The continual perspective of ball boys hiding match balls when the sport continues to be on and largely in favour of the house group shall no extra be tolerated”.

The memo reminded the golf equipment hierarchies that at no time throughout a match ought to there be lower than ten match balls out there to the groups, Nigeriasoccernet.com can verify.

“Word that at each time limit throughout an NPFL match, a minimal of not lower than ten match balls must be out there to be used always”, the memo continued.

It stated the follow constitutes misconduct underneath Rule C1.1 of the NPFL Framework and Guidelines, a breach of which can result in acceptable sanctions towards erring golf equipment.

“We urge you to take quick steps to rectify this example by finishing up orientation periods for the Ball Boys to make sure that they perceive and cling to the principles”.

“Failure to take action might end in penalties, together with fines and factors deductions as outlined in Rule C18 of the NPFL Framework and Guidelines”, the memo concluded.

By Olaleye Oluwadamilola