PFA Chairman Says Decision To Promote Adamawa United By NFF Is A Huge Joke
The Chairman of Plateau Football Association, PFA, Hon. Sunday Samson
Longbap has described the reported promotion of Adamawa United Football
Club of Yola to the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, by the
Organising and Disciplinary Committee, O&D, of the Nigeria Football
Federation, NFF, as tales by moonlight and a huge joke, urging Nigerians
to disregard the information as it holds no water.<br /><br />Longbap in a chat with <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>
said it is unthinkable that in the 21st century Some Persons are still
bent on making Nigerian Football a laughing stock before international
sporting circles, saying the purported judgement of the O&D which
has not been communicated to Plateau United officially is a Kangaroo
decision by a circus get together.<br /><br />Longbap continued <span class="body1">“</span>first and foremost, the petition filed by Adamawa United and Spotlight FC of Katsina doesn<span class="body1">’</span>t concern Plateau United<span class="body1">” </span>. <br /><br /><span class="body1">“</span>Even
if it concerns Plateau United, the process for a healthy protest has
been abused because we expect Spotlight to have lodged a protest at the
pre-match and post-match meetings against Plateau United which they did
not do and we wonder why the O&D must entertain this kind of case<span class="body1">”</span>.<br /><br />Longbap,
who is a member of the NFF Security Committee, also debunked
insinuations the contentious game between Spotlight FC and Plateau
United started 13 minutes behind schedule in Katsina, stressing that the
information was communicated to Emma Zira, the Chairman of Adamawa
United by the Chairman of his supporters Club and in turn, Zira has been
misinforming authorities of new time the game kicked off in Katsina.<br /><br />Longbap
said the game started four on the dot but finished 7 minutes after the
match between Spotlight FC of Katsina and Adamawa United which was
played same time in Abuja and wondered why the O&D should rely on
information passed by a biased person and non-staff of either the NNL
or the NFF to take a decision against Plateau United.<br /><br />Longbap
concluded by saying the Chairman of the O&D, Bar. Christopher Green
and His deputy, Bar. Iyke Igbokwe are bent on destroying the good
works of the present board of the NFF and must be cautioned.<br /> <br />Meanwhile,
the administrator has urged the NFF to communicate Plateau United
Football Club officially on its decision as well as the Plateau Football
Association so that they would prepare for their next line of action
because as far as they are concerned the decision which they saw on the
pages of a national newspaper is still regarded a rumour.<br /><br />Plateau
United secured qualification to the NPFL after winning match-day 14 of
the NNL division A1 beating host Spotlight 2-1 in Katsina and secured 29
points and plus 14 goals advantage but the NFF<span class="body1">’s </span>O&D rather
promoted Adamawa United in highly controversial circumstances, basing
their judgement that the centre referee did not use a stopwatch.
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