By David Awopetu
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has adopted the Points Per Game (PPG) method to decide the 2019/20 football season.
Just like it was in France, club chairmen and League Management Company (LMC) adopted this system to rank the teams in order to ensure sporting merit and fairness.
The decisions were taken following resolutions passed at a virtual meeting of the NFF Football Committee, which had in attendance, the chairpersons of all the national leagues and the president of the Nigeria Referees Association on Friday.
The Executive Committee of the NFF said all the issues affecting the leagues such as the impact of the pandemic-induced disruptions, health, safety and movement restrictive measures in the country were considered.
The NFF stated that the names of the top three clubs on the Nigeria Professional Football League final PPG table as at Matchday 25 shall be submitted to CAF to represent Nigeria in the 2020/2021 CAF Inter-Club competitions.
It added that there will be no promotion or relegation for the 2019/2020 season.
The 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League season will start from September/October 2020 and end May 2021, subject to full reopening of the country and the approval of the health authorities.
The NFF said it will work with the participating clubs and other stakeholders to ensure a successful fresh start from September/October 2020.
This will include a review of the Nigeria National League structure to optimize its development.
