Clubs in the Nigeria Professional Football League are pushing for an abridged league for the 2022/23 season.
The clubs cited time constraints and the need to have a uniform calendar with the European leagues as reasons for their proposal.
It was learnt that the proposal for the abridged league will be forwarded to the Interim Management Committee (IMC) once the body is inaugurated by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
The IMC is the new body saddled with the responsibility of running the NPFL after the League Management Committee (LMC) was declared illegal by Nigeria’s sports ministry.
The league, according to the proposal by the club owners, will be divided into two groups of 10 teams each.
The top two teams in each group will then compete in a Super Four tournament to decide the league champions.
Rivers United won the NPFL title last season, fighting off a stiff challenge from Plateau United.
“We have looked at various options and the best option available to us now is to play abridge league to end the season on time.
“Playing full season with the time lost will not help our players who may be going for trials in Europe. Our league need proper restructuring.
“Can you imagine countries like Ethiopia, Zambia , Kenya , South Africa have their league running without interruption and shown live on DSTV and other television stations.
Our league is not experiencing the best of time in terms of sponsorship, huge debts for match officials and staff of scrapped LMC.
“If we must get it the NPFL Board must be put in place and substantive board with chairman elected,” our source revealed.
