The 2021/22 Nigeria Women Premier League season will kick off on December 8, 2021 seven months after the past season was concluded.
The league organisers have given November 25 as the deadline for registration as they said there won’t be any postponement of the kick off date.
The statement noted that, late registration will attract a penalty fee of N400,000.
The Chief Operating Officer of the NWFL, Modupe Shabi, in a statement issued yesterday warned the clubs to avoid late registration.
“At 12noon local time on November 25, 2021, all NWFL Premiership clubs must have submitted evidence of incorporation as a Limited Liability Company with the Corporate Affairs Commission, bank statement for a period of one year, signed financial guarantee form from the sponsor(s) of the club to honour all its fixtures obligations the league season.
“Clubs must also present before the commencement of the season, a comprehensive Pre-Competition Medical Assessment (PCMA) of all registered players using the FIFA Medical Clearance Form enclosed.
“Clubs must submit to the NWFL Secretariat team preferred match venues for all home league matches. Match venues must have standard facilities e.g dressing rooms for players and officials, stewards / security officials’ numbers must be in tandem as stated in the pre-match meetings. Team home and away jerseys must be specific,” the statement said.