Chairman of the second-tier Nigerian National League (NNL), Chief George Aluo has reeled out three salient values that all eight newly promoted clubs must adhere to when they compete in the lower division this season.
Sports247 gathered that the values – which Aluo stated ahead of the NNL’s annual general meeting billed for this Friday in Owerri – are sanity, discipline and good behaviour, which the former editor stressed must be observed by all teams before, during and after every match.
Aluo’s declaration was revealed in a press release signed by the NNL’s media officer, Amar Ignis, who also disclosed that all eight new teams in the division will be formally welcomed during their 17th AGM this Friday in the Imo State capital.
Ignis added that the NNL has officially revealed identities of the eight newcomers that were promoted from the third-tier Nationwide League One (NLO) and they will be officially introduced during the Congress, which will also feature a formal presentation of the league’s 2025/2026 audited accounts.
According to the NNL’s secretariat, the eight promoted clubs include Dekkal Khairu FC of Osun State, Mighty Jets Feeders of Plateau State, Neurospark FC of Abuja and DMD FC of Borno State.
Others are Right-2-Win FC of Abia State, OYC FC of Delta State, Junior Danburan FC of Katsina State and Ikorodu City FA of Lagos State.
Speaking ahead of the AGM, Aluo said: “It is a delight to have the promoted teams join the NNL fold from the NLO. We hope they will abide by the tenets of the league, which promote sanity, good discipline and good behaviour. They will be formally inducted at the Annual General Meeting in Owerri. They are most welcome.”
Sports247 gathered further that the NNL’s AGM will hold at Rockview Hotel, near Government House, Owerri, with several key matters already tabled for deliberation among all 34 clubs with the administrators, among which are transparency and accountability, as well as preparations for the 2026/2027 NNL season.
