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Salary Debts: NPFL Withdraw licenses of newly registered players of Nine Clubs

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2 years ago

October 25, 2024

Joel Ajayi

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Thursday moved to enforce arbitration decisions of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Players Status/Arbitration Committee following the failure of affected clubs to take advantage of extended windows of moratorium.

The clubs were respectively dragged to the NFF Committee in disputes over salaries and entitlement of some of their former players and coaches.

The Committee entered judgment in favour of the petitioners and gave the affected clubs a time frame and process for compliance.

“Having exhausted the period of grace, we have moved to enforce the judgment and the first step is to withdraw licenses of all newly transferred and registered players of the affected clubs for the ongoing season”, explained Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer of the NPFL.

In a letter to the affected clubs, referenced “Indefinite Withdrawal of Licenses of Newly Registered Players For the 2024/25 Season due to Non-Compliance with NFF Players Status/Arbitration Committee Decision”, the NPFL notified the clubs that the Withdrawal of the licenses will take effect from Matchday 10.

“As a result of this non -compliance, the licenses of the following newly transferred and registeredplayers for the 2024/2025 season are hereby indefinitely withdrawn, effective from MatchDay 10”, the letter stated.

Some of the clubs include Plateau United (14 players), Lobi Stars (15 players), Kwara United (20 players), Katsina United (players) and Enyimba International (18 players).

The others are El-Kanemi Warriors (13 players), Bayelsa United (18), Akwa United (17 players) and Abia Warriors (23 players).

The NPFL insisted that the licenses of the players would only be restored upon receipt of official confirmation that the club has fully complied with the decision.

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Vipers VC celebrate captain Esther Mbah on birthday

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16 hours ago

November 14, 2026

The Gleamer

Cyril Ogar

Vipers Volleyball Club have felicitated with their captain, Esther Mbah on the occasion of her birthday.

In a statement signed by the Vipers VC Team Manager, Suraj Abiodun Jabar; the club described Mbah as a leader who has consistently demonstrated excellence both on and off the court.

The statement also praised the Nigerian international for her valuable contributions to the club.

The statement mentioned her role in guiding Vipers to a second-place finish at the 2026 CAVB Zone 3 Club Championship in Ghana.

It read: “The management of Vipers Volleyball Club wants to celebrate Esther Mbah on the occasion of her birthday.

“She has been an asset to Vipers since joining the club, demonstrating outstanding commitment, dedication and leadership.

“Her contributions to the growth and success of the team have been invaluable.

“We appreciate her efforts, professionalism and the positive influence she continues to have on her teammates. We wish her more successful years ahead, good health and greater achievements.”

The club concluded its birthday message by wishing the experienced player continued success as she leads the team towards achieving more honours.

Beyond her achievements at club level, Mbah won a bronze medal for Nigeria at the 2024 African Games in Ghana, further establishing herself as one of the country’s accomplished volleyball players.

She has also secured qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, adding another milestone to her growing career.

In their separate messages, board members of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, James Datuhun and Chinedu Onikeku (OLY) as well as Coordinator of Vipers VC, Samuel Onikeku wished the Nigeria international a glamorous birthday.

They hailed Esther Mbah for exhibiting a high level of leadership trait since joining the team.

The stakeholders prayed for good health and ultimately success as she prepares for the Beach Volleyball event at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

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