NPL still poorly organized - Yarma

Category: Sports Published on Saturday, 19 May 2012 06:00 Written by David Ngobua Hits: 499

Recently, the NPL chairman while addressing sports reporters in Abuja said his administration had introduced innovations that have completely changed the face of the domestic league.

Speaking to Weekly Trustsports yesterday on phone, Yarma said apart from officiating which has witnessed improvement, other aspects of the league are even getting worse as he said the secretariat of the NPL is running the league by the nose.

He explained that despite the claims by the NPL boss, the secretariat of the league body is still run by people who have over time proved that they lack the knowledge to administer a league as big as the NPL.

Yarma said a situation whereby text messages are used by the secretariat to convey official messages to clubs is just one of the numerous acts which he described as laughable and disgraceful.

He said: “I have just read the claim by the NPL chairman, Rumson Baribote that the league has improved and I find it misleading. I do not agree with him. The league has not improved at all.

“The only area which I think we have witnessed a slight improvement is in the area of officiating. The referees have improved and deserve to be commended. But when you look at the organization of the league itself, there is nothing to write home about.

“Can you imagine that official communication between the secretariat and the clubs is still done via text messages?. Most times these messages are sent at very odd hours”.

Yarma substantiated that often times clubs have been made to incur needless expenses due to lack of proper communication between the NPL secretariat and the clubs.

He said: “Most times clubs embark on long journeys and as they approach their destinations, they are sent a text message to inform them of changes in the fixtures. Is this how an improved league is run?”, he asked