The Nigeria National League, NNL, has barred five teams from registration for the 2025-26 season due to indebtedness.
The affected clubs are Gombe United, Heartland, Lobi Stars, Akwa United, and Sunshine Stars.
The league body stated this in a circular signed by the Chief Operating Officer, Danlami Alanana.
Alanana stated that clubs with unresolved financial obligations to players, coaches, or administrators will not be cleared for registration.
He emphasized that registration will only be permitted once the clubs provide verifiable evidence of compliance with rulings from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Players Status and Arbitration Committee.
“Clubs indebted to players, coaches, and administrators with cases adjudicated by the NFF Players Status and Arbitration Committee must comply with the committee’s decisions. Compliance is mandatory before clubs will be allowed to register,” the circular reads.
