The Normalization Committee has announced plans for the return of the Local League.
A statement by the Committee said the decision comes after many weeks of repeated engagement with football stakeholders.
In particular engagement with Premier League clubs, First Division clubs and representatives of women’s football clubs.
The focus of these engagements was to design a format to restart the game with funds available.
Although the statement did not state exactly when the Local league is scheduled to begin, it said the normalisation tournament has been designed to include all Division One and Premier League clubs from the outset.
A separate programme will be established for women’s and Division Two clubs.
The initial focus was on a format that would see the tournament end on the 31st of March. However to accommodate all clubs, the competition will go on longer than the end of March.
It said the process of normalising football continues, and this will be an opportunity for all parties to commence the process of operationally running the active game differently.
