Former Super Eagles Head Coach Christian Chukwu has described the crisis currently rocking the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) as "unfortunate".
He expressed concern about the plight of the country’s representatives in continental competitions in 2013, saying that they could perform below expectation due to the lack of competitive engagements.
``It is unfortunate that we have problems in the NPL and now they have constituted an interim management to make sure the league kicks off by next year.
``I think this time around, we should be able to get everything right so that we don’t have controversies and distractions.
He has, therefore, called on the country’s football stakeholders to close ranks and resolve the impasse.
"All the same, let us get it right irrespective of whoever eventually is in charge of the NPL.’’
NAN reports that the 2012/2013 season of the NPL earlier scheduled to begin on Dec. 13, had to be postponed because of the dissolution of the body’s board on Dec. 5 by the NPL congress.