Green Light for Football in Nigeria

Football is back in Nigeria

The Federal Government has announced that sports leagues are to resume without fans in the stadiums

Recall, that the FG earlier approved use of recreational parks for supervised physical exercise and non-contact sports.

It emphasised that sporting leagues can resume without fans in the stadium.

The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, disclosed these during its briefing in Abuja.

“Restriction is removed on outdoor communal (non-contact) sports and use of recreational parks for supervised physical exercise; and sporting leagues to resume with no fans in stadiums and with necessary NPIs to be directed by the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development and the NCDC.

“It’s a welcome development” say Turfseason President/Founder, Paschal Agonsi. “We are ever passionate about grassroots football development and now, we are fully empowered to continue our great work with the TS Liga.”