Nigerian League Set To Resume As Govt Lifts Ban On Sporting Activities

Football fans in Nigeria who have been denied the chance to witness sporting activities would heave a sigh of relief as the Federal Government has lifted the ban on sports activities.
So according to information gathered from the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) source, the country’s domestic football league, the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), for the 2020/2021 season, would very soon start. 

Recall that the Nigerian Government, through the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, announced last week the return of football activities however without fans in the stadiums.
The announcement notes that the football resumption must be in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines which would be supervised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, disclosed these during its weekly briefing in Abuja.
According to him, “Restriction is removed on outdoor communal (non-contact) sports and use of recreational parks for supervised physical exercise; andSporting leagues to resume with no fans in stadiums and with necessary NPIs to be directed by the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development and the NCDC.”

This reopening has come as a huge relief for football stakeholders such as footballers, referees, coaches, administrators as well as journalists that have long longed for the return of sporting activities in the country.
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Nigeria in February this year, the Nigeria Football Federation in March announced the suspension of all football-related activities in the country until further information.
With this in mind, the Nigeria Professional Football League, the Nigeria Women’s Football League, the Nigeria National League, and the Nationwide League One are all expected to resume, revealed by an official of the NFF.