The Nigeria Football Federation has
placed indefinite suspensions on four clubs after two scandalous results
of 79-0 and 67-0 in a promotion play-off.
In promotion play-offs into the Nigeria
Nationwide League, the lowest tier of Nigeria’s domestic league, on
Monday, Plateau United Feeders beat Akurba FC 79-0, while Police Machine
FC demolished Babayaro FC 67-0. The incredible results forced the NFF
to suspend the teams.
All the teams were involved in promotion
play-offs in which the winners would qualify to play in Nigeria
Nationwide League Division 3.
Before this, Ghanaian clubs had the record of such scandalous goals but they didn’t score more than 25 goals.
Chairman of the NFF organising
committee, Mike Umeh, who is also NFF First Vice President, said he was
alarmed when informed and promptly directed that the four teams at the
centre of the scandal be grounded, pending further sanctions on all
involved.
“It is unacceptable. This is a scandal
of huge proportions. The four teams involved are suspended immediately
and indefinitely, pending further sanctions. We will investigate this
matter thoroughly and get to the bottom of it,” Umeh said on Tuesday.
NFF director of competitions, Mohammed
Sanusi, assured that the organising committee would mete out severe
sanctions on all persons and institutions indicted by the investigation.
“For now, that centre is suspended. The
teams involved, their players and officials, match officials,
coordinator and anyone found to have played some role in this despicable
matter would be severely dealt with,” Sanusi said.
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