This follows the withdrawal of services by the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) from all Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) organised matches, as a result of the crisis which has engulfed the Glass House in recent times leading to the arrest of the NFF President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, the General Secretary, Barrister Musa Ahmadu and Chairman of the Technical Committee, Barrister Chris Green prior to the scheduled August 26 general assembly in Abuja.
A statement from the LMC Chief Operating Officer, Salihu Abubakar said the decision to put the Week 26 games on hold "is in the light of the notice of withdrawal of services by the Nigerian Referees Association which makes it impossible for us to organise games”.
The LMC said clubs in the Globacom Premier League and the sponsorship partners have already been briefed of the development with clubs directed not to proceed to venues of their respective games until further communication.
Abubakar said “we have written to the General Secretary of the NFF on this development and have also informed the clubs and our sponsors”.
He hopes that the matter will be resolved in due course to enhance the completion of the season in time.
“We are already running a tight fixture schedule and are hoping that this crisis is resolved soon so the season can be concluded in time for our clubs to prepare for continental registration and participation,” it added.
The NRA in a notice signed by the Secretary-General, Prince Moroof Oyekunle Oluwa and addressed to the LMC Chairman had stated that: “The Nigeria Referees are hereby withdrawing its services with immediate effect from all matches organised by the NFF which includes the Nigeria Premier League, Nigeria National League, Nigeria NationWide League, Nigeria Women League and the Federation Cup pending when sanity is restored”.
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Globacom Premier League Week 26 fixtures
Lobi Stars vs El-Kanemi Warriors
Crown FC vs Nasarawa United
Sharks vs Gombe United
Akwa United vs Enyimba
Heartland vs Kaduna United
Warri Wolves vs Sunshine Stars
Bayelsa United vs Nembe City
Enugu Rangers vs Dolphins
FC Taraba vs Kano Pillars
Abia Warriors vs Giwa FC
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Globacom Premier League Week 25 table
P W D L GF GA GD PTS
1.Kano Pillars 25 12 7 6 38 28 10 43
2.Nasarawa United 25 12 5 8 27 19 08 41
3.Enyimba 25 11 7 7 29 17 12 40
4.Dolphins FC 25 10 9 6 26 17 09 39
5.Abia Warriors 25 11 4 10 35 28 07 37
6.Sunshine Stars 25 9 10 6 33 29 04 37
7.Warri Wolves FC 25 11 4 10 25 26 -1 37
8.Lobi Stars FC 25 12 1 12 27 30 -3 37
9.Akwa United FC 25 10 6 9 20 21 -1 36
10.El-Kanemi Warriors 25 10 5 10 28 22 06 35
11.Sharks FC 25 9 8 8 25 22 03 35
12.Giwa FC 24 10 5 9 22 21 01 35
13.Heartland FC 25 8 10 7 23 20 03 34
14.Gombe United 25 9 5 11 29 27 02 32
15.Taraba FC 25 10 2 13 17 27 -10 32
16.Rangers 25 9 4 12 32 31 01 31
17.Bayelsa United 25 9 3 13 29 37 -8 30
18.Kaduna United 25 9 3 13 21 31 -10 30
19.Crown FC 25 8 3 14 18 30 -12 27
20.Nembe City 24 5 9 10 13 34 -21 24
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Club owners alert clubs on league's indefinite suspension
The leadership of the club owners Association, the umbrella body of the 20 premier league clubs in Nigeria have urged all the clubs not to honour any league fixtures pending the resolution of the crisis which has engulfed Nigerian football in recent times.
This is coming on the heels of the withdrawal of referees by the Nigeria Football Referees Association (NRA) from officiating in any organised Nigeria Football Federation-organised game until further notice.
A statement issued by the Club Owners and signed by the Acting Chairman Barrister Isaac Danladi and the Acting Secretary Alloy Chukwuemeka, urged the clubs to understand the present situation and avoid the inconveniences of embarking on league assignments.
According to the statement: "We wish to notify all clubs that we are in receipt of a correspondence from the League Management Company (LMC), informing us of the withdrawal of referees by the NRA.
"Consequently, we wish to notify you of the development and the need to understand and comply
pending when the issues are sorted out and resolved".
Meanwhile the club owners have called on the relevant key stakeholders in Nigerian football as well as the different factions of the NFF to come together and advance the course of our football by working in line with Football statutes and laws as sanctioned by FIFA.
The association cautioned on the dire consequence of the ongoing crisis on the nation's football and called on all to embrace peace and round table discussion to move the game forward.
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