NPFL Clubs To Withdraw From Aiteo Cup

 

NPFL Clubs To Withdraw From Aiteo Cup

The Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL Club Owners Forum have threatened to withdraw from taking further part in the ongoing Aiteo Cup.

The forum cited 'congested fixtures and paucity of funds' as the reasons for their latest actions.

The Club Owners in their quarterly meeting berated NFF for consistently not showing financial gestures to clubs participating in the national Challenge Cup.

This as one of their resolutions was clearly stated in a communique which read in part.

"The Club Owners after a Critical examination of the schedule provided for the 2021 Aiteo cup, paucity of funds and congestion in the league fixtures, unanimously resolved to withdraw participation in the Aiteo cup except if otherwise provided with intervention funds.

" It further called on the NFF to immediately pay to Kano Pillars FC the outstanding prize money for the last Aiteo Cup."

NPFL clubs will be on duty on Wednesday 7th July 2021 as Aiteo Cup second round kicks off in different centres. With this statement, the elite league campaigners may shun the Wednesday fixtures if things remain as it is.