NNL Reschedule FC Taraba Matches:

Nigeria National League campaigners, FC Taraba of Jalingo will open their2015/16 League account in division A2, with games from the MATCH DAY THREE in the second tier League, with a home fixture against Gombe United at the Jolly Nyame Stadium,Jalingo, on Sunday.

The Jalingo side missed action in the first two weeks following the decision of the Nigeria Football Federation to suspend its matches for none payment of outstanding arrears of their players and officials.

FC Taraba were readmitted by the NNL, after a letter of commitment by the Taraba State government.

Subsequently their MATCH DAY ONE AND TWO has been rescheduled as follows:

 Tuesday 14^th June, 2016, has been fixed for the Matchday ONE between, FC Taraba versus Supreme Court FC, Abuja to be played the Jolly Nyame Stadium,Jalingo.

And Wednesday 29^th June, 2016, is now the new date for the match day two tie,

Dreams Int’l FC,Makurdi  - FC Taraba at the Aper Aku Stadium,Makurdi .

Meanwhile,the Nigeria National League has issued a stern  letter of caution to the management team of Bendel Insurance of Benin over reports of Intimidation and harassment of match officials in its match day two fixture with Bayelsa United played at the Sam Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City .

The official match report indicted the Benin side of very poor behaviour during the said match, the NNL is demanding better conduct from the team in its subsequent matches .

Secretary of the NNL, Lawrence Katken said the match report has been sent to the Disciplinary Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation for perusal and necessary action.

NNL MOURN KESHI:

In a separate development, the Nigeria National League is mourning the sudden and shocking demise of Stephen Okechukwu Keshi whose death occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The symbolical ex-Nigerian Footballer and coach of the Super Eagles, Keshi died at the age of 54 from what experts have described as cardiac arrest in his country home Benin,Edo State,South South Nigeria.

Lawrence said, “It is very sad that Keshi had to take an exit at this time in our nations football, words are too inadequate to describe this gloomy development and how we feel,Keshi was very passionate with his job and service to fatherland, having worked closely with him in the national team”

“It is quite unfortunate but what can we do, it is the will of God. Death is a necessary end that will come when it will come, we pray that God will rest his soul in peace and give the family he left behind the courage to bear the irreparable loss” Katken ended.