The Nigeria Women Football League headed by Aisha Falode has warned NWFL Premiership clubs to avoid late registration as the new season begins on December 8, 2021.
In a statement signed by the Chief Operating Officer of the NWFL, Modupe Shabi, the league body advised the Premiership clubs to ensure they perfect all registration processes before the closing date which has been fixed November 25, 2021 ahead of the NWFL Premiership League kick off on December 8, as there won’t be any postponement of kick off date.
The statement noted that, late registration will attract a penalty fee of N400,000.
Modupe Shabi noted that: “At 12noon local time on November 25, 2021, all NWFL Premiership clubs must have submitted evidence of incorporation as a Limited Liability Company with the Corporate Affairs Commission, bank statement for a period of one year, signed financial guarantee form from the sponsor(s) of the club to honour all it’s fixtures obligations the league season.
“Clubs must also present before the commencement of the season, a comprehensive Pre-Competition Medical Assessment (PCMA) of all registered players using the FIFA Medical Clearance Form enclosed.
“The clubs must present Seasonal Insurance Certificates of registered players for the upcoming league season which will cover for accident, injury and death (Dekaizen Worldwide Limited Insurance Company). Adding that clubs must present at point of submission of licensing materials, list of officials and their designations. Original and duplicate copy of players contract, duly stamped by the NWFL before disbursement to the various parties.
A list of Coaching Crew with details of their qualifications, attaching credentials of which minimum requirement / certification – NIS Advance Course of Coaching Study.” Noting that: “Uncertified NIS or equivalent coach will not be eligible / qualified to sit on the technical bench during matches
“A budget proposal is not complete until it presents a clear picture of the spending plan and expected revenue. However, capital receipts are dependent on several factors that are beyond the control of the state government, and sometimes even the central government. The budget speech does not provide the recurrent revenue estimates, which could have completed the picture of how the government plans to fund the budget. We cannot afford to gloss over the revenue side of the state budget, especially at this time when fiscal space is threatened by global and domestic headwinds related to oil price volatility, the energy transition and national illiquidity.
“For instance, it is unclear what the state is expecting from statutory allocation in 2022. What is the State planning to generate as internally generated revenue? What does the State project to get from 13 percent derivation? These important funding questions are unanswered in the budget speech and the state government has to come clear on these basics right from the outset” the statement said.
Bolton-Akpan also faulted the ambitious capital receipt estimates for “refunds from federal government/federation account”, noting that much of this amount is premised on recent court awards which may or may not materialise in the course of the fiscal year. He noted that betting 137.9billion or 23.6 percent of the total budget sum on a shaky revenue source is risky for the fiscal health of the state.
The statement, however, commended the state government on the capital-recurrent ratio, noting that with capital expenditure taking 55.3 percent of the total budget outlay, there is reason for optimism that the state government will focus more on people-oriented developmental projects than on running the government. 
