The League Management Committee (LMC) has indefinitely suspended the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL).
The suspension notice was communicated to all 20 participating clubs via a letter signed by the Chief Operating Officer, Salihu Abubakar, in which he attributed the decision to the dire straits the NFF is currently faced with:
“Kindly be informed that the League Management Company (LMC) has reached a decision to postpone the resumption of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) indefinitely.
“The decision is based on the current adverse circumstances in the administration of footballin the country as a result of which sponsors, partners and service providers have expressed strong concerns and are reviewing their involvement in the league.
“There is therefore the need to engage them further in this regard in order to mitigate against any possible adverse outcome. Furthermore, organizing matches of the NPFL under the current circumstances might cause irreversible damage to the League brand.”
— Abubakar
