NPL dismisses league fixtures circulating on social media

WINDHOEK, 25 OCT – The fixtures for the 2018/19 Namibia Premier League season will only be released next Monday, NPL Chief Administrator Tovey Hoebeb has said.
On Wednesday, fixtures said to be those for the 2018/19 season circulated on social media, indicating that the league is slated to start on 09 November 2018.
Hoebeb however told Nampa in an interview Thursday the fixtures were not from their office and people should disregard it.
“Those are unofficial fixtures currently being circulated on social media, ours will come out on Monday,” he said.
The chief administrator added that they handed in two sets of league fixtures to the Board of Governance (BOG) members who will meet on Saturday. The NPL congress will take place on the same day and a decision will be taken on which fixtures should be adopted for the new season.
“We handed in a single and double header fixture which the BOG will decide on. After that decision is taken on Saturday, we will announce it to the media on Monday.”
Hoebeb stated that they actually plan to start with the 2018/19 NPL season on 10 November.
“We handed in two sets of league fixtures to allow the BOG to choose which one is the best because it will really be difficult for teams to travel to Karasburg on a Friday for a Saturday match, then drive back to Windhoek for a Sunday match,” he noted.
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