Tension is mounting at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Secretariat as affected players threaten to stage a protest over the continued delay in the release of decisions by the Players Status and Arbitration Committee (PSAC), two months after hearings were concluded.
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According to findings, the PSAC recently heard and decided more than 80 cases involving issues such as unlawful termination of contracts and other contractual breaches between clubs, coaches and players.
The cases were heard in Abuja, between December 2nd and 3rd, 2025.
However, despite confirmation that rulings had been concluded, the decisions are yet to be officially communicated, leaving many parties in uncertainty.
Sources close to some of the affected players revealed that the delay has had severe consequences on their careers, with several unable to secure new contracts or move to new clubs as the transfer window in Nigeria closed January 31, 2026
The absence of official PSAC decisions has reportedly left their professional lives in limbo.
Frustrated by the situation, a group of affected players are now planning to converge on the NFF Secretariat to demand the immediate release of the long-awaited rulings.
The players believe the delay is deliberately engineered and are calling for urgent intervention.
Speaking under the condition of anonymity, some of the players alleged that “powerful clubs with close ties to the NFF Secretariat are manipulating the system and doing everything possible to suppress justice through these unjustifiable delays.”
The players further disclosed that the planned protest is aimed at drawing the attention of the NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau who inaugurated the committee and the global football community to the hardship footballers endure due to prolonged dispute resolution processes in Nigeria.
“We want this protest to highlight how footballers suffer in this country and to push for quicker resolutions and the immediate release of these decisions. Some of these complaints were submitted to the NFF more than 2 years ago and now that hearing has been held, now decisions are withheld by the NFF.” one of the players said.
As the situation develops, all eyes will be on the NFF to see how it responds to the growing discontent and whether the PSAC decisions will finally be made public after going through a forensic audit and review by the NFF secretariat.
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