Emergency Committee Gives Giwa, Nembe Conditions For Returning To League Action.

The Nigeria Football Association,NFA, has given Giwa FC and Nembe City FC, conditions to return to the Nigeria Professional Football League.

At  an emergency committee meeting held yesterday at the NFA's secretariat, Abuja, it was resolved that both teams should within the next seven days, fulfill the conditions for re-admission into the Nigeria Professional Football League.

According to the committee, the clubs must present a letter of allegiance to the League Management Company in accordance with the approved format and also present a Stadium to be inspected and approved by the LMC.

Giwa FC and Nembe City FC, must also provide a detailed medical profile of all players in the two teams, in line with the approved medical forms and discontinue all matters and litigations in court

Failure of the clubs to fulfil the conditions, the LMC will automatically bars both teams from the 2013/2014 Nigeria Professional Football League season.

They are also compelled to meet up with other general requirements for registration for the 2013/2014 Nigeria Professional Football League season on or before 24th June, 2014,stressing that the clubs would be subjected to penalty of deduction of nine points if they failed to comply.

The Emergency Committee also ruled that the two Clubs must meet with other general requirements for registration for the 2013/2014 Nigeria Professional Football League season on or before 24th June, 2014, failure of which the Clubs will be subjected to penalty of deduction of nine (9) points.

Chief Operating Officer of the LMC, Mallam Salihu Abubakar was at the meeting with Mr. Shehu Dikko and Barrister Samson Ebomhe, while Nembe City was represented by Kate Johnson, and Hon. Samson Adamu represented Giwa FC. Hon. Sunday Longbap, Chairman of the Plateau State Football Association, presented evidence that the court case instituted by business associates of Giwa FC had been discontinued as of Monday, 24th March, 2014.

The Committee also ruled that henceforth, any Club that goes to court either by themselves or by proxy shall be made to defray the total cost of the matter before their appeal can be considered.

In the same vein, the Committee has categorically warned Nembe City FC to desist from further association with any banned person(s), or risk forfeiture of points or outright de-registration from the League. Association includes appearance at their match venues and taking part in football activities on their behalf.

Consequent upon meeting the four mandatory conditions, the LMC is directed to admit Giwa FC and Nembe City FC into the NPFL season commencing from their fixtures in Week Four.

Present at the meeting were Barrister Chris Green (Acting Chairman),Alhaji Muazu Suleyman (Member); Hon. Suleyman Yahaya-Kwande (Member);Alhaji Yusuf Ahmed Fresh (Member); Alhaji Ahmad Muazu Kawu (Member) and; Barrister Musa Amadu (Secretary).