{"id":137284,"date":"2024-11-07T09:18:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T08:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/npfl-abia-warriors-debunk-fielding-ineligible-players-against-heartland"},"modified":"2024-11-07T10:24:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T09:24:16","slug":"npfl-abia-warriors-debunk-fielding-ineligible-players-against-heartland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/npfl-abia-warriors-debunk-fielding-ineligible-players-against-heartland","title":{"rendered":"NPFL: Abia Warriors debunk fielding ineligible players against Heartland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Abia Warriors have refuted claims of breaching players transfer rule.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the Umuahia-based club failed to comply with the directives of the Nigeria Premier Football League(NPFL) on the unresolved indebtedness to their former players.<\/p>\n<p>Abia Warriors Chairman, John Obuh insisted that his club is not complicit in alleged rule-breaking around the fielding of ineligible players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbia Warriors is not in breach of any players transfer rule,\u201d Obuh told Completesports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyway, we\u2019ve responded to them, asking them to get in touch with the NPFL or NFF on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t forget, this alleged indebtedness happened well over ten (10) years ago and we asked for time to verify it and see how we can resolve with the affected players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the time PSAC sat, they invited us for us to defend ourselves. But unfortunately, at that time, we we\u2019re already in Lafia, Nasarawa State, for our President Federation Cup match, We responded to them, telling them our situation at that time and that we would welcome a new date since we\u2019re already out of our base for a competition as seriously important as the President Federation Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe equally requested for a new date for us to come for our defence. But instead, what we received was a memo of threat of sanction, points deduction and all that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NPFL is possession of our letter, so also the NPFL and the NPFL Club Owners Chairman. So we\u2019ve asked the PSAC to get in touch with these authorities first before writing to us to show cause why we shouldn\u2019t be sanctioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetter still, we can face the PSAC to present our position to them which is normal since we\u2019re time choked with domestic Cup match during the time they sat and needed our presence. Call it \u2018Force Majeur\u2019 if you like, Power to sanction resides with NPFL on the approval of NFF and not a Committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Abia Warriors have refuted claims of breaching players transfer rule. According to reports, the Umuahia-based club failed to comply with the directives of the Nigeria Premier Football League(NPFL) on the unresolved indebtedness to their former players. 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