NPFL suspends league action for Rivers United

The board of the Nigeria Professional Football League have announced that all league fixtures will be postponed for a month, Soccernet.ng reports.

The announcement was made yesterday to allow Rivers United to complete their outstanding games on or before May 18. A week’s break will ensue before all 20 teams resume on the 25th of May.

In a memo released by the NPFL Chief Operating Officer, Davidson Owumi, it was stated that the league was put on hold to provide a level playing platform for all teams going into the last six fixtures of the season.

Rivers United have played 26 games in the league so far, while most of the teams have played 31 games already. This is due to the club’s participation in the CAF Confederations Cup.

Matchday 32 will go on this weekend as scheduled, but after, all teams in the league except Rivers United will go on break for a month. The President’s Federations Cup will also be played during that period; currently, it is in the round of 64.

Rivers United defeated Katsina United 2-0 on Thursday. They are 12th on the NPFL table with 40 points from 26 matches. Should they win all their outstanding five matches, they will dethrone Rangers who are currently top of the table.