Giwa FC of Jos has been expelled from the
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) for multiple infractions of
the Framework and Rules of the NPFL, particularly for violation of
B13.28 which prescribes expulsion from the league for any club that
fails to honour three matches cumulatively within a season with no
acceptable reason to the League Management Company (LMC).
The LMC in addition to ordering a
forfeiture of all funds due Giwa FC from the LMC, also invoked Rule
B13.66 to make pronouncements protecting the players of the club by
granting them waiver to terminate their contracts with the club for
‘just cause’ or ‘sporting just cause’ and releasing them for contracts
with other clubs during the on-going season.
“Pursuant to Rule B13.66 of the League
Rules and without prejudice to the agreed written terms of their
respective player contracts, nothing shall preclude Players hitherto
registered by Giwa FC from the unilateral termination of contracts for
‘just cause’ or ‘sporting just cause’ as the case may be, and from being
contracted to and registered by other Clubs”, the Summary Jurisdiction
notice stated.
The LMC said it would further review
with a view to setting up a social safety net to mitigate any
consequential hardship, “the matter of registered players and officials
currently contracted to Giwa FC – particularly those who may have played
at least 50% of its league matches in the current season and whose
player contracts and potential earnings may have been brought to
jeopardy on account of this decision”.
The LMC also ruled that Clubs that had
already played Giwa FC before Match Day 19 would have their match day
expenses refunded from the funds seized from accruals of Giwa FC that
was with the LMC.
Giwa FC was charged for breach of Rules
B13.25 and B13.28 by the LMC which in a Summary Jurisdiction notice
imposed two sanctions on the club for breach of Rule B13.25 and
expulsion for breach of Rule B13.28.
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