NFF In Talks With FG Over Resumption Of Football

by AnaedoOnline May 1, 2020

written by AnaedoOnline May 1, 2020

The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season and all soccer activities remains halted as the coronavirus pandemic grips the sporting world and no clear conclusion is in sight yet.

President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has revealed the body is consulting with the government on the resumption of football.

Football was suspended in March following the spread of coronavirus to the country. The virus has claimed 51 lives in Nigeria while 1,728 cases have been confirmed.

The government has, however, announced plans to ease restrictions in the three states from May 4 and Pinnick has revealed the federation is in discussion with the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to determine when football activities will resume.

“It has been a difficult few months for everybody, with the spread of this novel coronavirus, and it has hit us in the Nigerian football community especially hard,” he tweeted.

“However, with the Federal Government’s plan to slowly ease restrictions from May 4, I have gotten a few enquiries about the resumption of football in the country.

“As much as we all want football to resume, it is not as important as life and public health. So we will be having consultations with the health ministry and Fifa, and more importantly, waiting for the go ahead from the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development before any sort of football will be played.

“I’m in constant contact with our footballers and administrators and everybody is confident we all pull through these times.

Anaedoonline.com reported that Enyimba number one goalkeeper, Theophilus Afelokhai is confident that the ‘Peoples elephants’ will dislodge Plateau United and go on to win the 2019/2020 Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, title once the ongoing COVID-19 break is over.

Before the indefinite suspension of the league on March 18 due to the coronavirus that has brought all sporting activities across the world to a temporary halt, Plateau United were on top of the NPFL table with 49 points from 25 matches.

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