Tuesday, June 11, 2024 -The Nigeria Premier Football League has finally taken a decision on the disrupted oriental derby between the Rangers FC of Enugu and Enyimba Football Club of Aba.
Recall that Enyimba players staged a
walkout after Rangers were awarded a controversial penalty at the Nnamdi
Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu during added time.
The NPFL management has now awarded
three points and three goals to Rangers for the abandoned oriental derby with
Enyimba.
Enyimba has also been handed a N10
million fine for failing to ensure the proper conduct of its players,
disrupting the NPFL live broadcast, and causing the disruption and
discontinuation of the match.
Three Enyimba players; Eze
Ekwutoziam, Chibuike Nwaiwu and Akanni Elijah, are also under investigation for
further sanctions.
Rangers has also
been charged with “over-ticketing, which led to overcrowding” and failing to
provide adequate security and crowd control measures during the match. The team
got a cumulative N5 million fine for all the breaches incurred.
The letter read;
“An order forfeiting 3 points and three goals in
favour of your opponent refusing to allow the penalty awarded in favour of your
opponents to be taken, thereby disrupting the match and bringing the game to
disrepute.
“An order for Enyimba to identify and produce for further
investigation and appropriate sanctions, other players and officials complicit
in the disruptive conducts (particularly against the match officials) that led
to a discontinuation of the game, in addition to the following identified
players; Eze Ekwutoziam (Jersey No.6), Chibuike Nwaiwu (Jersey No.27), and
Akanni Elijah (Jersey No.10).”
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