By Daily Sports on November 17, 2017

The 2017/18 Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) will resume football action January 14.

According to the League Management Company (LMC), the season will be heralded by series of activities which includes the on-going club licensing and will lead to the next stage with the annual NPFL Pre-season tournament from December 11-17, 2017 to usher in the grand season opening matches on January 14, 2018.

Other activities include the induction and orientation workshop for the four newly admitted NPFL Clubs on December 14 and the LMC Pre- Annual General Meeting (AGM)/Consultative Meeting with NPFL participating Clubs on December 16 in Kano where the pre-season tournament will hold.

According to Salihu Abubakar, the LMC Chief Operating Officer, other activities scheduled for the month of December include “the draws for the new season, pre-season seminar and spot checking on Clubs compliance to licensing regulations, payment of players and officials salaries, status of facilities, etc.”

The LMC have also fixed t January 5, 2018 as the final date for submission of Club Licensing documentation by clubs participating in the league.

The statement read, “January 5 is the cut-off date for compliance with redemption and settlement of any outstanding payment of salaries arising from 2016/2017 NPFL Season to players and coaches; and or provision of an acceptable Financial Guarantee to guarantee the overdue payments and a tentative payment plan from the Club proprietors.”

“The 2017/18 season will start at all centers on January 14 and in the first stanza, there will be three midweek matches on match days 2, 4 and 5 while the midseason break will be from April 30- May 5 and a longer break for the FIFA World Cup from June 14-July 15.

“Resumption from the World Cup break will be on July 18 with match day 25 which will be the first of another three midweek matches in the second stanza. The other two midweek fixtures will be on match day 27 and 29”, continued Abubakar in giving a breakdown of the calendar.

•Photo shows LMC CEO, Salihu Abubakar.

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 17, 2017

EFL Re-introduces Five Substitutions Rule

I’m Inspired By Manchester United’s Direction — Ighalo...

Jude Bellingham: Borussia Dortmund Midfielder Fined By German...

Arsenal Miss Out Highly-Rated Winger Dominik Joins RB...

Pochettino reveals who is responsible for PSG’s 3-1...

CHAN Cracker: Tunisia must fall, Eagles declare