Giwa FC and Nembe City are set to be re-admitted into the
Glo Premier League after he Appeals Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation
(NFF) gave them conditions for their re-admission into the League.
In an emergency meeting held by the Committee in Abuja on
Monday, which also involved top members of the League Management Company (LMC),
and representatives of the two affected club's, it was agreed that both clubs
must fulfil the following requirements before they will be re-admitted into the
2013/14 season of the Nigeria Professional Football League;
- Present a letter of allegiance to the LMC in accordance
with the approved format.
- Present a Stadium to be inspected and approved by the
LMC.
- Provide a detailed medical profile of all players in
the two teams, in line with the approved medical forms.
- Discontinue all matters and litigations in court.
A communique issued after the meeting stated that
"Failure to fulfil these conditions automatically bars both teams from the
2013/2014 Nigeria Professional Football League season."
The Committee also ruled that the two Clubs must meet
with other general requirements for registration for the 2013/2014 Nigeria
Professional Football League season on or before 24th June, 2014, failure of
which the Clubs will be subjected to penalty of deduction of nine (9) points.
The Committee also ruled that henceforth, any Club that
goes to court either by themselves or by proxy shall be made to defray the
total cost of the matter before their appeal can be considered.
Nembe City FC were also warned to desist from further
association with any banned person(s), or risk forfeiture of points or outright
de-registration from the League. Association was defined to include; appearance
at their match venues and taking part in football activities on their behalf.
Upon fulfilment of the four aforementioned mandatory
conditions, the LMC has been directed to admit Giwa FC and Nembe City FC into
the NPFL season starting from their fixtures in Week Four this coming weekend.
Culled from Kickoffnigeria
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