NFF suspends four club

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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