Glo Premier League Resumption Date Moved

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The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) resumption, following World Cup break, has understandably been postponed after a meeting of club managers in Abuja on Monday.

AfricanFootball.com reports that the Glo Premier League resumption date may now be shifted by a week following a decision by club chiefs, who were in Abuja on Monday night.

"The resumption of the league is to be delayed because of the Federation Cup," said a top club official.



Nnamso Edo of Akwa United Tries a Free-Kick During a Glo Premier League Match.

The Federation Cup round of 16 matches will be played on Thursday across the country with half of the NPFL teams in action.

The change in resumption date also implies that the Wednesday registration deadline earlier announced will be extended.

Reigning champions Kano Pillars lead the standings with 34 points from 19 games, after the first round of matches.

Six of NPFL teams are drawn against one another in the round of 16 of the Federation Cup.

Holders Enyimba International FC will be up against league strugglers Nembe City in Akure while Nasarawa United and another bottom-placed outfit Crown FC battle it out in Aba.

The pair of former Cup winners, Elkanemi Warriors and Dolphins are pitted against each other for a place in the quarter-finals of the oldest club football tournament in the country. That fixture comes up in Lafia.

2012 runners-up, Lobi Stars will line up against lower league side, Plateau United in Ilorin.

In Ilorin, Giwa FC will take on another traditional side, Bendel Insurance.

Sharks FC, who eliminated Heartland in the round of 32, will face another lower league team Dynamite in Ado Ekiti while Gateway FC will battle Bayelsa United at the Fifa Goal Project in Abuja.

The only fourth round fixture featuring a none-Premier League side involves two teams from the same zone of the Nigeria National League (NNL), First Bank and Prime FC. The contest between two South West teams takes place at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin.



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