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January 26, 2022 NLO Mandates Club Owners To Hire Qualified Coaches

NLO Mandates Club Owners To Hire Qualified Coaches

The Board and Management of Nigeria Nationwide League One (NLO) has mandated owners of clubs in all its division to see it as a top priority to hire qualified coaches for their teams.

In a statement issued by its media department, the NLO noticed with dismay that despite a series of appeals and directives to clubs to desist from engaging unqualified coaches to work with their teams, some of the Club Owners still engage personnel that don’t qualify to be called coaches.

As a sequel to the above, the Secretariat of the nation’s third-tier domestic league hereby reiterates her stand that Club Owners should not engage personnel that are not qualified coaches to handle the training of players, as this has been seen as counterproductive and inimical to the development of football at the grassroots.

The NLO equally appealed  to the State Football Associations to assist in ensuring that on no account an unqualified coach is allowed to operate within their domain. Stating finally, no NLO club will be registered without presenting the certificate or diploma of their respective coaches.

Recall that as the NLO is ensuring to equip coaches in the league with the new trends in coaching, the second edition of NLO/Berackiah Grassroot Football Coaching Clinic will kick off from February 1st and end 28th in the six geo-political zones.

January 25, 2022 Eight Die in Cameroun Vs Comoros Match Stampede

Eight Die in Cameroun Vs Comoros Match Stampede

Eight people have died while several others were injured in a stampede outside the stadium in Olembe where the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon took on debutants; Comoros Island in the Round of 16 at the Ongoing Africa Cup of Nations.

The unfortunate incident happened as crowds struggled to get access to Olembe Stadium in the capital city of Yaounde to watch the host country play Comoros in the knockout phase of the Continental showpiece.

Officials at the nearby Messassi hospital said they received at least 40 injured people, who were rushed to the hospital by police and civilians. The officials said the hospital wasn’t capable of treating all the victims and had to transfer some to other Facilities .

The Camerounian government in a Press release also confirmed the sad incident.

January 10, 2022 Djokovic’s Deportation Order Overuled by Australian Court

Djokovic’s Deportation Order Overuled by Australian Court

Novak Djokovic has won an appeal against a decision to deny him an entry visa in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia ahead of the Australian Open.

The Court which sat via Videolink had Judge Anthony Kelly squash the visa cancellation, and ordered the Australian Government to pay legal costs and release Djokovic from detention within half an hour as he delivered his verdict a few minutes past 6:00am.

World Number, Novak Djokovic arrived at Melbourne Airport around 11.30pm local time where he was held and detained despite having been medically exempted by a Panel to participate in the First Grand slam of 2022.The Australian Open starts on Monday January 17, with the draw taking place on Thursday January 13.

The Judge Anthony Kelly expressed agitation over the rejection of Djokovic’s medical exemption, asking the Government Lawyers what else was expected of Novak Djokovic.

January 6, 2022 LMC Expels Dakkada FC Coach, Banishes Team to Benin, to Pay 3.5M in Fines

LMC Expels Dakkada FC Coach, Banishes Team to Benin, to Pay 3.5M in Fines

After conclusion of preliminary investigation on the assault on an Assistant Referee, the League Management Company (LMC) has announced the immediate expulsion of Sunday Etefia, the Dakkada FC Assistant Coach.

The LMC also fined Dakkada FC a total sum of N3.5m and ordered to play their next three home matches at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin for breach of Rules B13.52 and C9 following the incidents of the MatchDay 4 fixture.

The LMC also recommended a review of the performance of the match Officials including the Match Commissioner, Dr. Mrs. N Anyanwu for her failure to duly report the incident of assault on the Assistant Referee 11. It noted that ” curiously, the Match Commissioner identified the perpetrator as a fan whereas it was a club official”

Also recommended for a performance review is the Match Referee, Mathew Tanimu from Plateau State for his match Management and failure to timely submit the match report given the serious incident.

Etefia was indicted for assaulting Assistant Referee 11, Sani Baba, at the end of the Matchday 4 fixture against Remo Stars in Uyo. The LMC recommended to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to review the coaching licence of Etefia “as you have failed the threshold to be a coach under the NFF Licence”

In the Summary Jurisdiction notice, the LMC noted that Dakkada FC was charged for “breach of Rule B13.52 in that on Sunday, the 2nd of January 2022, you did not fulfill your responsibility, as the designated home team, to ensure adequate and effective security for persons involved in the match, wherein a match official (AR 2 – Sani Baba) was assaulted and battered by one of your officials (Sunday Etefia) as the match officials proceeded to leave the pitch at full time; and the General Manager of the visiting team was also harassed and assaulted in the tunnel at half time”.

In the second charge, Dakkada FC was found in breach of Rule C9 for failing to control their officials and ensure their proper conduct at all times. The battering of Assistant Referee, Baba by Etefia and harassment of Remo Stars General Manager were cited as such improper conduct.

Consequently, the LMC fined the Club N3m for failure to provide adequate security in the course of the match.

Dakkada were ordered to pay the sum of N250,000 each to the Assistant Referee and General Manager of Remo Stars for medical expenses and may include any additional verifiable and authenticated medical costs.

While ordering Dakkada to play a minimum of three home matches at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, the LMC ruled that the club would only be permitted to return to its home stadium upon receipt of a satisfactory report or update on the formal report to the Police and prosecution of the official involved in the alleged assault. The prosecution must be authenticated by the LMC legal team and compliance unit.

The club must pay the stipulated fines within seven working days and have a two points deduction which shall be suspended for a probationary period of the remainder of the season.

Both the club and the charged official have 48 hours from the date of the notice to submit to the summary jurisdiction or elect to face a disciplinary hearing.

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