Austin Eguavoen, a former Super Eagles Coach, urged football fans in the country to shun violence.
He also called on the club managers in the Nigeria Professional Football League NPFL and other lower divisions of the domestic league to join them in the campaign against violence.
Eguavoen, also a former coach of Gombe United FC, made the appeal in an interview with the Newsmen in Lagos against the backdrop of a series of match violence in the domestic league.
He said that as good sports enthusiasts, losing are part of what they signed up for. Eguavoen also called on referees to stick to the rules of the game without fear or favour.
It was reported that one of the cases of violence in the league was the match between Kano Pillars and Akwa United FC.
On his expectations for the 2021/2022 season, Eguavoen, a member of the 1994 Nations Cup winning squad, told NAN that aligning the league with the rest of the world is essential.
Eguavoen also applauded the League Management Company (LMC) and club managers, for working toward the common goal of the NPFL.
