It is almost a month since the January 18 deadline for clubs to register for the new season, but a good number of the clubs have ignored the deadline as they continue to cry out over a hike in registration fees and a lack of transparency in the accounts of the country’s third-tier championship.
One of the club owners said: “The clubs do not have confidence in the league and that is why we have not bothered the register for the new season.
“We have asked many questions and we have not received answers to these questions.
“For instance, where are the audited accounts for the past four years?”
Another top club official said the only way forward is for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to call an emergency congress for some of these salient issues to be discussed rather than for some individuals to try and sweep them under the carpet.
“A congress has to be called for these vexed issues to be addressed fully,” he said.
“A handful of people can’t just continue to hold those who run these clubs with their hard-earned cash to ransom.”
