The move follows their suspension and a ₦500,000 fine imposed by the NLO after the club protested Liberty FC’s alleged fielding of seven players during their Calabar Centre playoff clash against E-World FC.. Also Read: NLO Suspends Port Harcourt Centre of Promotion Playoffs. “I’ve asked my lawyers to file a suit against the NLO, and that will happen between today (June 10) and tomorrow (June 11, 2025),” Cynosure FC President and financier, Prince Chidiebere Nweze, told Completesports.com on Tuesday morning.. Nweze was reacting to the indefinite suspension placed on his club and officials, as well as the suspension of the Port Harcourt Zone 4 of the 2025 NLO Promotion Playoffs— the centre where the club was scheduled to compete.. Cynosure had earlier petitioned against Liberty FC, claiming the team fielded seven players in a match, describing the action as a case of “match compromise.”. He added, “Suspending the Port Harcourt centre of the promotion playoffs is a kind of preempting our lawsuit, but that’s neither here nor there. Our lawyers will serve them court summons today or tomorrow.”. Also Read: Interview – NNL: Sporting Lagos Coach Adegun Laments Lost Promotion Chance. On Monday, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the NLO, Olushola Ogunnowo, told Completesports.com that the Port Harcourt centre of the promotion playoffs has been put on hold pending the outcome of Cynosure FC’s appeal to the NFF Appeals Committee.. Sources indicate that should the Appeals Committee overturn the Disciplinary Committee’s verdict, the structure and schedule of the Port Harcourt centre playoffs could be significantly altered.. By Sab Osuji
