Morecambe have been cleared to belatedly begin their season after the National League approved the club’s takeover by the Panjab Warriors consortium.

The Shrimps had been forced to postpone their opening three fixtures after they were suspended from the league.

But a meeting of the National League’s Club Compliance and Licensing committee on Sunday said the suspension would be lifted as soon as the paperwork was received from the sale.

The club’s transfer embargo will remain in place until all football creditors, including players, staff and HM Revenue & Customs, are paid and payments made from the takeover.

Morecambe, who had been up for sale since 2022, are due to host Altrincham on Saturday after relegation from the English Football League last season amid financial difficulties.

Owners Bond Group and incoming consortium Panjab Warriors announced on Friday that a takeover had been agreed following mediation, ending the long-running saga.

The new buyers initially had their takeover approved in June by the EFL, and Jason Whittingham, who led the Bond Group, said the two parties had agreed terms the following month, but the deal was not finalised.

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy urged Whittingham to sell the club after Morecambe’s suspension in July, while Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also urged the club’s ownership “to do the right thing”.