The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has made a U-turn on its decision to reconstitute the board of the Nigeria Premier Football Lague (NPFL), with the Interim Management Committee (IMC) allowed to complete its mandate before any changes.
Earlier this week, the NFF announced it was making changes to the board of not only the NPFL but also the boards of the second and third-tier leagues, the Nigeria National League NNL) and Nationwide League One (NLO) as well as the National Women’s Football League (NWFL).
The decision to change the NPFL board was however questioned owing to the IMC’s interim capacity with its mandate to run for a total of six months after it was initially set up to run for just three months.
NFF president Ibrahim Gusau has now cleared the air on the matter while reiterating the NNL, NLO and NWFL boards will be changed next month as initially planned.
“Let me once more commend the IMC for the great job it is doing to reposition the elite division of our domestic League,” Gusau said in a statement.
“We are enamoured by the way and manner the board has gone about its mandate and everyone can see the transparency, probity and seriousness the members have attached to their tasks.
“The IMC will remain in office to complete their tenure as extended by the NFF a couple of months ago. Afterwards, the NFF Executive Committee will meet to decide on the best way forward. However, new Boards of the Nigeria National League, Nigeria Women Football League and the Nigeria Nationwide League One will be constituted within the next one month.”
The IMC was set up by the NFF last October to oversee the 2023 NPFL season, replacing the League Management Company (LMC) which was headed by former NFF Vice-President Shehu Dikko.
The IMC mandate was supposed to run until December 2022, but was given a four-month extension until May 31, 2023 when the NPFL season is expected to come to a close.
