A Lesson for IMC from Super 8 Organisers 

Kunle Adewale
 

If there is one area the organisers of the Naija Super 8-Flykite Productions have impressed more than any other is its prompt decision making in areas of disciplining clubs that failed to conduct themselves properly.

On Thursday, during the last Group A encounter between Sporting Lagos and Katsina United, the two clubs flouted one of the competition’s rules of jersey-sharing to fans after game. And that same day the two clubs were slammed with a fine of N200,000.00 each.

The organisers of the Naija Super 8 had earlier shown that it would not hesitate to wield its big stick even against top hierarchy of clubs when it warned chairmen or general managers of participating clubs to be ready for punishment if found guilty of any form of disorderliness during the competition.

This is one area the management of the Nigeria Premier League, NPL-the Interim Management Committee, IMC, have severally been faulted, as its Disciplinary Committee’s decision-making concerning breaching clubs are always very slow and many a times indecisive.

The English Premier League which many countries of the world look up to and model their football towards is known for its prompt decision making in areas of punishing erring clubs.

IMC please borrow a leaf from this.