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Registration: NNL Postpones 2003-2024 League Kick-off Date

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2 years ago

October 26, 2023

The board of the Nigeria National League (NNL) has postponed the kick-off date of the 2023–2024 league season to a yet-to-be-announced date.

Chairman of the NNL board, George Aluo, said the postponement was necessitated by the inability of teams to complete their registration process.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the league was originally scheduled to kick off on October 28.

Aluo said the board, in arriving at the decision, took into cognisance the inability of teams to meet the Oct. 25 registration deadline because of the economic situation in the country.

“We regret to announce that the 2023/2024 league season, originally planned to kick off this Saturday at the Uyo Township Stadium, Akwa Ibom state has been postponed to a new date, which will be communicated to teams once clubs finish formalisation of the registration process,” he said.

The chairman advised clubs to conclude their registration before Nov. 3, noting that once registration is concluded, the board will announce a new date for the commencement of the league.

He warned, however, that teams who fail to meet the new registration date will not participate in the league.

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AFCON 2025: Super Eagles Players Refuse To Travel For Algeria Game Over Bonuses

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41 minutes ago

January 7, 2026

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Super Eagles players and coaches have refused to travel to Marrakech due to unpaid bonuses.

This was revealed by BBC Africa journalist, Oluwashina Okeleji, who is in Morocco.

Nigeria are billed to take on Algeria in the quarter-final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday evening.

But it is understood they have not paid their bonuses for the four matches they have played.

Eric Chelle’s men beat Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda in the group fixtures, before they thrashed Mozambique 4-0 in the Round of 16.

They have taken the decision not to travel or train anymore until the bonuses issue is resolved.

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AFCON: Osimhen Threatens To Dump Super Eagles, Return To Galatasaray

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January 6, 2026

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Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, reportedly threatened to quit the national team and return to Turkey.

According to Arise News, Osimhen was left fuming following his altercation with Ademola Lookman during the 4-0 win over Mozambique at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations on Monday.

Having scored a brace thanks to assists from Lookman, the 27-year-old lashed out at his team-mate for failing to pass to him in the 64th minute.

Osimhen then beckoned on the bench asking to be taken off, before he was replaced by Moses Simon.

At full time, Osimhen stormed out of the stadium and dropped his accreditation card, insisting he was “done” with the national team and wanted to fly back to Turkey.

He was then pacified by senior officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.