Chaos in Abuja rescheduled NNL game, Ref beaten to pulp

Referee Charles Ozigbo

Mayhem broke out in the rescheduled Nigeria Nationwide League fixture between Ranchers bees of Kaduna and Kwara united of illorin, a game played at the FIFA goal project in Abuja. 

It all started when a penalty was awarded to Kwara utd in the 18th minute of the game, a decision that caused tempers to flare among the Ranchers players,
But before the kick was taken there was an invasion of the pitch by angry fans suspected to be loyal to Ranchers Bees.

We can report that the centre referee, Mr. Charles. Ozigbo was attacked by these fans with stones and and other hard objects the mob could lay their hands on, leading to him sustaining serious body and head injuries, he had since been taken to the hospital and he’s still their as at press time.

Team manager of the Illorin based outfit Mr Masambo Ibrahim has accused Ranchers of being unprofessional and disrupting the game because they saw that his team where in control of the game.

This is exactly what we don't want in our football and we call on the League authority to penalise all offenders severely.