Rivers United To Drag LMC To FIFA, CAS Over NPFL Table

Rivers United are ready to drag the League Management Company (LMC) to both FIFA and CAS over the final NPFL table released by the body, reports Completesports.com.

The Port Harcourt-based club described the final NPFL table which placed them third behind Enyimba as “fake.

The LMC on Friday published the final NPFL standings for the aborted 2019/20 season on Friday.

Enyimba were placed as runners-up on both PPG and WPPG ahead of Rivers United.

In a statement signed by general manager Okey Kpalukwu, Rivers United challenged their placing.

“Our attention has been drawn to a purported Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) table being circulated around the media space wherein Plateau United, Enyimba and Rivers United were placed first, second and third respectively,” the statement read in part.

“According to the purported table, while Rivers United and Enyimba were tied on same number of points, a totally strange/ inconclusive head-to-head consideration affected by same force majuere was used to place Enyimba in the second position.


“Nothing can be further from the truth; as such consideration can only exist in the imagination of those peddling the fake table.”

Rivers United argued their case: “For emphasis and to inform discerning members of the public, what is internationally known and even in the rule books of League Management Company (LMC) of Nigeria is that points are the first basis of separating teams, followed by goal difference before head to head.

“The Points Per Game (PPG) model adopted by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and LMC is a straight forward co-efficient of dividing the total number of points with the total number of matches played as when the league was suspended in order to guarantee fairness to club that played less number of matches.”

They continued the argument, “With the application of PPG , all teams are now measured equally erasing the scenario of whether or not any club played higher number of matches than the other.

“It also follows therefore that in separating the tie by goal difference, is to divide number of goals scored by number of matches played to arrive at a coefficient.

“Based on the above, it is obvious that Rivers United is the second-placed team and no amount of false narratives will deceive those who should know.”

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Rivers United said they will petition relevant authorities to resolve this impasse.

“We have already made our position known to the NFF and LMC and, we expect that justice will be served without fear or favour,” they said.

“On a final note, we may be compelled to explore all legitimate means available, including formal petitions to FIFA, CAF, and CAS to ventilate our grievances and press for justice.”

paulolee:
jus too bad....fear who no fear naija mata..

To consider which team is above any the following rules apply worldwide

1. The points earned by each team.

2. In a case where two teams tie on point then the goal difference between them is used.

3. And finally were goals are not enough then head to head will be a decider

Elineska:
You should know better. In Nigeria, we make the rules and then file it away and start using padi padi, wuru wuru and Mago mago methods.

robosky02:
Nigeria will never cease to amaze me.

Clearly Rivers United is ahead of Enyimba this season no matter the parameter used.

So why is enyimba placed above Rivers based on what

StrikeBack:
With a population of over 200m football ought to be profitable in the useless country

elpochas:
What is Rivers utd and Eyimba dragging for?Are they struggling for who will disgrace us in CAF Champions league.Last last they wont even pass the first round of the CAF champions league.Those north african side will still beat them silly.

robosky02:


https://www.completesports.com/rivers-united-to-drag-lmc-to-fifa-cas-over-npfl-table/

post=92638248:

Why can't they simply follow the rules

christejames:



it's obvious you don't follow NPFL