Within the wake of the incident throughout a Nigeria Nationwide League match-day 17 sport between Jigawa Golden Stars and Sporting Supreme FC in Dutse on Saturday, the league physique has positioned a one-year ban on an unidentified participant of Jigawa Golden Stars for apparently pushing the ball into the web with each arms to disclaim their guests a degree, The PUNCH stories.
Chairman of the NNL, George Aluo, said this in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday.
The 2 referees who have been concerned within the sport, Zaharadeen Nasiru (Katsina State) and his assistant, Usman Auwalu (Borno State), have been expelled by the Refereeing Growth Unit of the Nigeria Soccer Federation on Sunday.
A viral video of the embarrassing second confirmed a cross into Sporting Supreme’s field being handballed twice, with an preliminary try by the participant to attain with each arms foiled, earlier than it was ultimately turned dwelling courtesy the arms of one other participant. The house aspect wheeled away in celebration of their concocted objective because the referee, who was shut by, pointed to the centre circle.
“The Jigawa participant shirted No. 9, who gave the impression to be enjoying volleyball, had a one-year ban positioned on him for bringing the sport to disrepute, whereas Jigawa has been slammed with a N1m tremendous for not offering enough safety,” Aluo advised The PUNCH.
The Referees’ Committee of the Nigeria Soccer Federation was fast to react to the incident on Sunday with the expulsion of the 2 erring officers.
“In view of the intense nature of the choices taken in your week 17 match involving Jigawa Golden Stars FC and Sporting Supreme FC performed in Dutse, whereby your actions introduced refereeing and the sport in Nigeria into disrepute, I’m directed to inform you that you’ve got been expelled with rapid impact from the league and refereeing typically,” an announcement signed by Mohammed Ameenu, on behalf of the NFF Referees’ Committee chairman and addressed to Nasiru and Auwalu, learn.
The NNL additionally took choices on the sport involving Ijebu United and Osun United, which ended 1-0 in favour of the house staff in jebu-Ode, amongst different erring officers who made controversial choices lately.
A viral video exterior the principle bowl of the Dipo Dina Stadium confirmed gamers in a brawl with suspected hoodlums, leaving among the gamers hospitalised.
“Now we have additionally requested that the referees’ authority delist Henry Akwara from Imo State, the person that dealt with Warri Wolves vs Ikorodu United final weekend, alongside the one which dealt with Sokoto United vs Kebbi, Calabar Rovers vs Ekiti United and Ijebu United vs Osun United.
“These are unhealthy eggs, and we don’t need to see them deal with NNL video games for the remainder of the season. We don’t need anybody to mess up our efforts to sanitise the league,” Aluo
added.
