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| NNL Boss,Emeka Inyama |
Ekiti United Football have been hit by the Nigeria National League (NNL) For allegedly assaulting match officials during their last home tie against visiting Go-Round FC, the League
imposed a fine of Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N200, 000.00) on Ekiti-state
owned football team for the inglorious act.
Amarignis.blogspot.com also gathered that the club has equally been ordered to play three of its home matches behind closed doors in
accordance with Article 4.3 (7) of the Rules of the competition and with instruction to the
Ekiti State Football Association to ensure adequate, effective and
visible security is provided at match venues to avoid a repeat of the spate of hooliganism
witnessed recently.
A letter
signed by the NNL Secretary, Lawrence Katken and forwarded to the management of
Ekiti United and Ekiti State FA directed that all lost items of the
molested match officials will be paid for by Ekiti United FC.
Both were
also warned of severe sanctions should Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Disciplinary
Committee upholds the decision of NNL and decides on more stringent punishment.
Match Commissioner’s
reports on the match revealed that the Centre Referee and his two assistants
were mercilessly beaten up on their way to the dressing room at half time and
were again attacked in the dressing room after the game.
They were
left with bodily injuries for doing their lawful duties even as the few law
enforcement agents around looked the other way.
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