Thursday, April 24, 2025 - The Nigeria Premier Football League has slammed El-Kanemi Warriors with a ₦3.5 million fine, following crowd trouble during their Matchday 34 clash against Ikorodu City in Maiduguri.
The NPFL also ordered their stadium closed to fans for the
rest of the season.
This comes after El-Kanemi Warriors’ supporters were found
guilty of vandalising the visiting team’s vehicle and throwing objects onto the
pitch during the match, describing these actions as grave breaches of its code
of conduct.
In a post on its website on Wednesday, April 23, NPFL
confirmed its sanction against El-Kanemi Warriors.
The statement reads, “El-Kanemi Warriors has been sanctioned
by the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) for security breaches, including
failure to ensure the sporting conduct of their supporters during the Matchday
34 fixture against Ikorodu City. The sanctions range from monetary fines to an
order of the stadium to fans for the rest of the season.
“In a Summary Jurisdiction notice issued to the club
following rowdy incidents before and at the end of the match in Maiduguri, the
club was charged for breaches of Rules B13.52, C9, and B13:18 of the Frameworks
and Rules of the NPFL. For failure to provide adequate and effective security,
which resulted in unauthorised persons gaining access to restricted areas and
harassing the match officials, the club was fined N1 million.
“El-Kanemi Warriors also got slammed with a N1 million fine
for their supporters’ act of throwing objects onto the field of play, while
another fine of N1 million was also imposed on the club for failure to ensure
the proper conduct of their supporters, which resulted in damage to the away
team’s vehicle.
“The club is to pay a half-million Naira compensation to
Ikorodu City for damages to their vehicle. The last of the rulings on the
incident is an order for the club to implement a more effective match-day
security framework and crowd control measures, details of which must be
submitted to the NPFL within seven working days of the date of this notice. In
accordance with Rule C26, the club is required to through a written response,
indicate acceptance of the ruling, or elect to appear before a disciplinary panel.”
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