J-League Board Wants Teams To Submit Forms On Friday

The management board of the Lagos Junior League has given this Friday as the deadline for submission of registration forms of participating local government teams.

This step became pertinent as only 12 local government have submitted their registration forms and details of their football teams for the league which play offs is scheduled to commence 6th May, 2010 at Agege Stadium, Campos Mini Stadium and Legacy – picth at the National Stadium and Model College, Ikorodu.

The Honourable commissione for youth, sports and social development, Prince Ademola Addeiniji, said the measue was to gear the participating local governemts and LCDA to meet up with the deadline in an effort to start the Junior league in good time, stressing that sanction await any tean that derail or fail to meet the deadline.

The Commissioner, said there would be a coaching and referee clinic to upgrade their knowledged on the rules and regualtions of the tournament as the official opening ceremony has been fixed for 9th May, 2010 at the Campos Mini Stadium.

The tournament's Executive Secretary, Taofik-Bello Aromire , said the matches would be live on DSTV and HITV for viewers at home,adding that the measure was an avenue to ensure that everybody support their local government.