The League Management Company (LMC) has rescheduled match day 2 fixtures involving three clubs on the continent to Wednesday, March 16, 2016.
The fixtures are the ties between Cup winners Akwa United and Ikorodu United, Enyimba v 3SC and FC Ifeanyiubah v Nasarawa United, earlier billed to be held on Wednesday, February 24.
The Chief Operating Officer of LMC, Salihu Abubakar, explained that matchday 2 fixtures were put on hold at the instance of the clubs involved in continental competitions. Match Day 3 fixtures involving the three clubs will accordingly be played on March 23, 2016.
“The clubs were already not in the matchday 3 fixtures due to their continental fixtures on the weekend of February 26-28 but we have received representations from officials of the three c
lubs pleading to be allowed to focus on their continental fixtures,” said Abubakar to www.npfl.ng.
Nasarawa United are already billed to fly out on Tuesday to Dakar, Senegal for the second leg of their Caf Confederation Cup tie against AS Academie Generation Foot.
The first leg saw the Lafia side in a narrow 2-1 win in Abuja on Sunday, February 14.
NPFL champions Enyimba will host Vipers of Uganda in the second leg of the CAF Champions League after losing the first leg 1-0 in Kampala. The match will be held at the Adokie Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt.
Akwa United will also play their second leg tie of the CAF Confederations Cup against Vita Club de Mokanda of Congo.
Abubakar said the adjustment in fixtures did not affect other clubs whose games will be held this Wednesday as previously scheduled.
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