For the third time since 2016, the players and officials are in a race against time to secure their entitlements for 10 months
Commissioner of Sports in Cross Rivers State, Offa Aya, has admitted the state government is indebted to the players and officials of Nigeria Women's Premier League (NWPL) side Pelican Stars.
Players of Pelican Stars stormed Governor Ben Ayade's office in protest over 10 months of unpaid salaries on Monday, having been last paid in June 2019, despite the fear of contracting the coronavirus.
Goal understands it was not the first or second time that the club has been in this situation, having previously been owed up to seven months of salaries in 2015, and another five months without pay in 2016.