Nigeria Women Football League resumes February 10

The Chairperson of Nigeria Women’s Football League, Aisha Falode, has announced February 10 as the resumption date of league matches across the country.

In January, the women’s league was suspended for one month in a bid to ensure strict compliance with Covid-19 protocols, amid reports that clubs flouted the protocols.

In a statement by the NWFL media team, Falode noted that the season would now resume after all the 14 clubs had complied with the Covid-19 preventive protocols, which were established before the commencement of the league on December 9, 2020.

She said, “Though there are a number of positive tests from the results, the affected clubs have been instructed to keep these players out of the team’s camp and replace them with other players who tested negative.

“The clubs are supposed to monitor these positive cases and ensure proper treatment and isolation until they come out with a clean bill of health.

“After the treatment regime, a fresh test must be conducted and results submitted showing the negative status of the affected players before they can return to the league.”

Falode added, “We are not going to wait for anyone again, we have lost five weeks working to ensure we prevent the spread of Covid-19 in our elite league and also save the lives of our players and officials.

“We cannot afford to wait any longer. The league will resume on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, going into Week 5 out of 26 weeks to be played with a total of 182 matches.”

NP/Mercy Chukwudiebere