The League Management Company organizers of the Nigeria Professional Football League NPFL has now picked November third as a new kick-off date for the 2019/2020 NPFL season.

The new date is being backed by the conduct of the draw for the competition, held yesterday in Abuja.The draw was supervised by the League Management Company Chairman, Mr.  Shehu Dikko, and the company’s Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Salihu Abubakar.According to the LMC, the league will revert to its original format of the twenty club sides represented in a single NPFL log.During the course of the season, which will run from third of next month to thirtieth May next year, each club will play in a double round-robin system.They will face each other once at their home stadium and once at that of each of their opponents, for thirty-eight games each.