Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- Kun Khalifat FC has sent shockwaves through Nigerian football after announcing its immediate withdrawal from the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL), describing recent sanctions imposed on the club as unfair, excessive, and damaging to its future.

In a strongly worded statement released on the club's official platforms, the owner of Kun Khalifat FC Michael Amaefula said the decision was taken with "great disappointment and frustration," insisting the club could no longer remain in what it sees as an unjust system.

"It is with great disappointment and frustration that I, the owner of Kun Khalifat FC, announce our immediate withdrawal from the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) effective immediately," the ...