Fixtures involving the three Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs with continental engagements have been reschedule to accommodate the return leg of the second round of the two Confederation of African Football (CAF) Club competitions which takes place this weekend. The fixtures didn’t follow the two weeks return leg format and are holding just a week after the first legs played last weekend.
Salihu Abubakar, the League Management Company (LMC) Chief Operating Officer announced the adjustments in a communication to the clubs and explained that it has further adjusted the already rescheduled midweek fixtures already billed for Wednesday, 16th March 2016.
According to Abubakar, “these changes would not affect the end of season dates because we have made the adjustments utilizing dates that were in the first place deliberately kept free as a fall back for unforeseen situations such as these. Most of the fixtures will hold during the midseason break and thus will not alter our calendar as such”.
Nasarawa United, Enyimba International were to have played outstanding fixtures from Match Day 2 on Wednesday, 16th March, 2016 but both teams are billed to travel out late Tuesday for their continental dates, hence the matches are now to hold on 30th March, 2016. It therefore means that the Match Day 2 fixtures: Enyimba vs Shooting Stars, FC IfeanyiUbah vs Shooting Stars and Wikki Tourists vs Warri Wolves will hold on 30th March, 2016.
However, the Match Day 8 fixtures involving the clubs and which were to hold midweek of Wednesday, 23th March, 2016 has been shifted by one day to 24th March, 2016 to allow the clubs travel time after their return from continental engagements. These fixtures are: Nasarawa United vs Ikorodu United, Akwa United vs Warri Wolves and Enyimba vs Plateau United. The adjustment confirmed that the mid-season break will hold from 23rd May to 4th June, 2016.
Below is the complete list of the rescheduled fixtures.
Thursday, 24th March, 2016
Match-day 8:
Nasarawa United vs Ikorodu United
Akwa United vs Warri WolvesEnyimba vs Plateau United
Wednesday, 30th March, 2016
Match-day 2:
Enyimba vs Shooting Stars
FC Ifeanyiubah vs Nasarawa United
Match-day 3:
El-Kanemi Warriors vs Akwa United
Match-day 6:
Wikki Tourists vs Warri Wolves
Wednesday, 27th April, 2016
Match-day 3:
Sunshine Stars vs Enyimba
Nasarawa United vs Giwa FC
Match-day 7:
Warri Wolves vs Abia Warriors
Wednesday, 4th May, 2016
Match-day 6:
Enyimba vs Heartland)
Nasarawa United vs Shooting Stars
Wednesday, 11th May, 2016
Match-day 7:
Kano Pillars vs Enyimba
Sunshine Stars vs Nasarawa United
Wednesday, 25th May, 2016
Match-day 10:
Enyimba vs Warri Wolves
Nasarawa United vs Heartland
Wednesday, 29th May, 2016
Match-day 12:
Enyimba vs Abia Warriors
FC Ifeanyiubah vs Warri Wolves
Nasarawa United vs Plateau United
Source: NPFL
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