Cold war between Falode and NWFL club owners degenerates

The no-love-lost relationship between the Chairperson of the Caretaker Committee of Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL), Aisha Falode, and NWFL club owners, has degenerated after the former questioned the recent elections organised by the latter.

It would be recalled that the club owners recently held elections into their executive committee where Delta Queens boss, Ms Henrrinetta Ehiabor, defeated incumbent, Mrs Matilda Otuene to emerge as the new chairperson.

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However, the NWFL secretariat acting on the orders of its Chairperson, wrote a letter to the club owners to say they had breached protocol by not informing the NWFL secretariat that such an election was taking place.

“I have been directed by the Chairperson of Nigeria Women Football League to inform you that, the process of elections into office of the Executive Council of the Club Owners Association of the NWFL, as you are aware, includes notification of the NWFL Secretariat, so that it can perform its statutory right to monitor the process and conduct of the election.”

But in a quick reaction, the new leadership of the NWFL club owners has asked Falode to desist from meddling into its affairs.

The association in a press statement insisted that club owners are absolutely independent in all ramifications and are free to conduct their elections without recourse to the NWFL.

“The Executive Council of the NWFL Club Owners Association (NWFLCOA) has expressed profound concerns over the press release issued by the Chairperson, Nigerian Women Football League Caretaker Committee (NWFLCC) Ms Aisha Falode on our body’s election held on Thursday, July 21, 2022 in Lagos.

“As an independent body, the NWFL Club Owners Association does not need the validation of the NWFL to conduct its own elections or affairs.

“We note that the Chairperson may be mistaking our election for elections into the board of the NWFL where members of our association are to vote by the NFF Statute of 2010,” said the statement signed by the NWFLCOA’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Humphrey Njoku.