After a hectic seven weeks of top football hostilities, the Nigeria National League (NNL) 2014/2015 will go on two weeks break as the first stanza of the abridged league ends this weekend.
The league has produced a lot of thrills and frills in the past weeks as teams struggle to win vital points to finish top of their groups to stand a good chance of picking promotion ticket at the end of the season.
In this regard, some clubs have won matches away from home to consolidate on their quest to gain promotion to the Premier League cadre next football season while others have found themselves in the troubled waters because of poor results.
In a statement by the NNL Secretary, Lawrence Katken, the league will go on two weeks break because of the financial difficulties faced by the clubs, pointing out that the two weeks recess is to allow the clubs ample time to source for funds to execute their matches in the second stanza of the league.
He promised that the League Management is making frantic efforts to alleviate some of the financial burdens of the participating clubs.
The scribe also said that the second Transfer Window will open on June 29 and end on July, 2015 but warned that clubs indebted to the NNL will not be allowed to buy players during the Transfer Window and may be stopped from participate in the league until all outstanding debts are paid.
NNL WEEK SEVEN FIXTURES
Kaduna Utd v Kogi Utd
Spotlight FC v Jigawa G’ Stars
Supreme FC v Plateau Utd
Yobe D.Stars v Adamawa Utd
Gombe Utd v FRSC FC
Sokoto Utd v FC Zamfara
Tornadoes v ABS FC
Nembe City v Firstbank
J. Atete FC v Gateway Utd
MFM FC v Atiba Utd
Crown FC v Go-Round FC
Bussdor FC v Prime FC
Ekiti Utd FC v Remo Stars
Ikorodu Utd v Abia Comets
