There are strong indications that Dakkada Football Club of Uyo may have finally acted on their earlier threat to withdraw from the ongoing Nigeria National League (NNL) season, following a lingering dispute over their group placement.

 

The club had initially written to the NNL leadership, insisting on being returned to Conference B—where they would be grouped alongside rivals Akwa United—rather than remain in Group A, where they were placed after the league’s integrity-driven reshuffling before kickoff.

 

Sources told ExclusiveNews that the new management of Dakkada was displeased with the revised grouping and formally notified both the NNL and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of their intention to pull out unless the decision was reversed. Their letter, which later went viral, also contained a request for the postponement of their Match Day One fixture against Beyond Limits in Ikenne.

 

The NNL reportedly rejected the request, and Dakkada ultimately failed to honour the match. Match officials at the venue in Abeokuta went on to complete the official walk-over procedures.

 

Despite this, a senior club official told our reporter that Dakkada has not withdrawn from the league, describing the situation only as “a misunderstanding with the League that will be sorted out soon.” He, however, declined to confirm whether the team would participate in their next fixture. The club is on a scheduled bye this weekend.

 

Should Dakkada formally withdraw, they risk a five-year ban from all Nigerian leagues, a heavy financial penalty upon re-entry, and would still be obligated to honour all contractual agreements with players signed for the current season.

 

For now, the football community waits to see whether the club’s absence in Abeokuta was an isolated protest—or the beginning of a costly exit from Nigeria’s second-tier league.