Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin Soccer Membership has reiterated its demand for justice following a protest arising from its Nigeria Nationwide League (NNL) Matchday Six encounter with Kada Warriors, through which the Ilorin-based membership alleges that an ineligible participant was fielded in clear violation of league laws.
On the centre of the dispute is Aliyu Ferinyaro, a former captain of ABS Ilorin FC, who the membership insists stays beneath a sound and subsisting contract.
In response to ABS, Ferinyaro absconded from the membership and was subsequently registered by Kada Warriors with out securing the obligatory clearance, an motion the membership describes as a breach of established switch and participant registration guidelines.
ABS Ilorin FC disclosed that it formally notified match officers and related authorities of the participant’s contractual standing earlier than kickoff. Regardless of the alert, Kada Warriors went forward to subject Ferinyaro, a call ABS considers a blatant disregard for due course of and the integrity of competitors.
The Ilorin membership has framed the incident as a defining second for the Nigeria Nationwide League and the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF), stressing that the credibility of home soccer governance is at stake. The membership pointed to world precedents the place groups have been sanctioned for fielding ineligible gamers, together with the latest case through which South Africa was penalised in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match.
In a powerful problem to Kada Warriors, ABS Ilorin FC known as on the membership to publicly current verifiable documentation proving that Ferinyaro was lawfully transferred and correctly cleared earlier than registration.
“ABS Ilorin Soccer Membership believes within the rule of legislation and the sanctity of contracts,” the membership said. “Aliyu Ferinyaro captained this membership and stays beneath contract. Till due course of is adopted, he stays an ABS Ilorin FC participant.”
Whereas reaffirming its confidence within the NNL and the NFF to resolve the matter pretty and transparently, ABS Ilorin FC emphasised that the case goes past the result of a single match. In response to the membership, the choice will ship a powerful sign about professionalism, equity and respect for contractual obligations in Nigerian soccer.
For ABS Ilorin FC, the protest, the membership insists, isn’t merely about factors on the desk however about safeguarding the integrity of the sport.
