Lobi Stars are set to be crowned winners of the 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional Football League season if reports emanating from the recent meeting between the League Management Company and the Club Owners Association of Nigeria are to be believed.
The NPFL which went on break on the eve of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is yet to resume majorly due to the leadership crisis which rocked the Nigeria Football Federation, but has now been resolved following the intervention of the federal government.
Lobi Stars occupy top spot in the table with 43 points from 24 matches.
With the Confederation of African Football, October 15 deadline for the registration of the teams that will participate in the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup in mind, reports emerged on Thursday night that the clubs have agreed to end the league after matchday 24 subject to the ratification of the NFF.
Also, according to the reports, no clubs will be relegated for the 2017/2018 season.
Four clubs will be promoted from the second-tier, Bet9ja Nigeria National League to form a 24-team 2018/19 season, which will be abridged into two groups of 12 clubs each.
The new NPFL 2018/19 season is billed to kick off in November.
There are also reports that the LMC and the 20 clubs will continue their meeting in Abuja today to further deliberate on the issue.
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