NPFL: New season to kick off in December says IMC

By Daniel Oriloye - Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will commence in December this year according to the Chairman, Interim Management Committee (IMC), Gbenga Elegbeleye, report said.

Elegbeleye while addressing some journalists after the meeting between IMC and representatives of 20 NPFL Clubs at the Sandralia hotel in Utako, Abuja added that the commencement date for the this season's Nigeria elite league will be made known after approval from the parent body, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.

"I want to assure Nigerians that the 2022/23 NPFL will start this year. We (IMC and representatives of 20 NPFL Clubs) have agreed on the date but we can't tell the public without approval by the NFF. Once the issue of Club Licensing and all the participating clubs presented standard pitches good enough to be shown on television, the league will kick off. 

"We have number of sponsors already that will enable the league to be shown on TV. However, we still need to brief the NFF on sponsorship. "What I can assure everyone is that this season's league will be better than we are used to." Elegbeleye concluded.