The executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Monday slammed a life ban on the culprits of the scandalous scoreline recorded in the Nigeria Nationwide League promotion play-off games.
One of the matches produced a scoreline of 79-0 and the other 67-0, a situation which had put the country’s football in the negative spotlight over the week across the world.
In the words of the Nigeria Football Federation, the match officials in the two matches will not handle football games as referees forever, while all the four amateur clubs involved in the show of shame have been banned for 10 years.
“The NFF have accepted the recommendations of the committee set up to look into the scandal and the decision reached would be communicated to the clubs, the state FA’s, CAF and even FIFA,” announced NFF vice-president, Chief Mike Umeh.
“We would publish all the names of players and officials with their photographs and details.”
In promotion play-offs into the Nigeria Nationwide League, the lowest tier of Nigeria domestic League, Plateau United Feeders beat Akurba FC 79-0, while Police Machine FC demolished Bubayaro FC 67-0. All the teams were involved in promotion play-off in which the winners would qualify to play in Nigeria Nationwide League Division 3.
