The League Management Company, LMC, has proposed that the Nigerian National League (NNL), Nationwide League One (NLO) and the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) should forget about starting the current season and focus on a fresh start of the oncoming season.
LMC Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko made this disclosure on Monday adding that commencement of the lower leagues at this time require huge funds while the beginning of next season is a few months away.
“We have been in discussion with the NFF and everybody involved, we have looked at the possibility of what is going to happen to all those leagues based on these circumstances.
“You can see even most of the developed countries are more focused on finishing the elite leagues because of the finances involved.
“Maybe at the end of the day the decision will be whether to have a fresh start and see they can move ahead to the next season based on circumstances on the ground, pending when the country will be opened up. That is our conversation which is on the table of the NFF to be decided by the federation.
He further explained that many countries have cancelled the lower league but concentrated only on concluding the elite leagues.
“The Women League has not started, the NLO has not started and the NNL has just started with few games. Having fresh logistics, fresh funds injection and we are considering having a fresh start of those leagues at this time is not 100% sure. Most countries have cancelled the lower leagues and looking at the possibility of pushing the elite league to the end.” Dikko concluded.
Meanwhile, the Chief Operating Officer, COO, of the Nationwide League One (NLO) last week assured Nigerians that the lower league will be played in eight weeks.
