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The Nigeria Football Federation has given clubs currently facing complaints of overdue payables and contract breaches a Monday, October 14, 2024, deadline to resolve the issues or have the licenses of their new players withdrawn indefinitely.
The NPFL had earlier given the affected clubs an extended grace until Friday, October 11, as directed by the NFF Players Status Committee. Any of the affected clubs with unresolved cases will have licenses of their new players withdrawn until the issues are resolved.
The clubs facing complaints over overdue payables and contract breaches are Heartland, 3SC, Bendel Insurance, Kwara United, Lobi Stars, El-Kanemi, Abia Warriors, Enyimba, Katsina United, and Akwa United.
Heartland have complaints of overdue payables and contract breaches with Coach Kennedy Boboye, Ezekiel Bassey, Stephen Chukwudi, Itodo Ocheme, Prince Momoh, Aputazie Ugochukwu, Samuel Emeka Onukwube, Ifeanyi Anyanwu, Austin Osayande, Patrick Nwogbara, and Chukwudi Esobe.
3SC, Bendel Insurance, Kwara Utd, Lobi Stars, and El-Kanemi have issues of overdue payables and contract breaches with Sikiru Alimi, Yusuf Akeem Shira, Adekunle Ayobami Samuel, Solomon Babatunde, and Lordson Ichull, respectively.
Abia Warriors have unresolved cases from arbitration with Ikedinachi Nwakanma (N4m), Julius Obinna (N3m), Imoh Azubuike (N3.15m), and Victor Alegbe (N5m).
Enyimba also have unresolved cases from arbitration with Stephen Chukwude (N5m) and Chijioke Akuneto (N1.2m), while Katsina Utd have the same issue with Coach Usman Abd’Allah (N7.7m), Coach Nasir Salisu (N1.25m), and Coach Tony Bolus (N8m).
Lobi Stars and Kwara Utd also have unresolved cases from arbitration with Christian Nwokedi (N1.5m) and John Obuh (N10.45m), respectively, while Akwa Utd have the same issue with Osahon Uhunmwangbon and others (N47m revalidated from an earlier decision in 2015).
El-Kanemi Warriors also have unresolved cases from arbitration with Bala Yusuf (N750,000), Emmanuel Adoyi (N1.65m), and Suleiman Sodiq (N1m).
