We brought you guys a story earlier on how trouble broke out in a rescheduled NNL game between Ranchers bees and Kwara united see here.
Well we wanted the offenders punished and they have, the NNL ruled that Kwara United forthwith gained promotion to the Nigeria Premier League.
The NNL in a letter to the two clubs signed by its scribe Mr. Lawrence Katken, awarded three points and three goals to the Afonja Warriors in line with article 4.3(1) for Ranchers' encroachment on the field of play which caused the discontinuation of the match.
"It was reported that the attack on the match officials was initiated by player Taju Ojo and was followed by Omo Attah and Mansir Adamu.
The reserve bench of Ranchers Bees led by Team Manager Ali Nayara and Tele Ibrahim the assistant coach invaded the field of play and physically inflicted body injuries on the match officials," NNL stated.
While Kwara United got the ticket to the premier league, Ranchers Bees was fined N1.2 million and three of its players and two officials were banned for one year each.
The NNL said Ranchers is fined N1, 000,000 in line with article 4.3(1) and 4.3(5) as well as pay the sum of N200, 000 for assault on the match officials.
The players namely Taju Ojo, Omo Attah and Mansir Adamu and the two officials Ali Nayara the team manager and the assistant coach Tele Ibrahim were blamed as being the main architects in the invasion of the pitch and physical assault on the match officials.
Katken said the fines must be paid to the NNL within 14 days pending the ramification and further necessary decision by the Nigeria Football Federation.
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