The
management of Rangers International FC of Enugu has appealed the League Management
Company (LMC) decision to sanction their club for various breaches they committed
during their match day one, Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) against
Abia Warriors on Sunday, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu.
Rangers were
issued summary jurisdiction by LMC for breaches Rules B13.52, B13.18, and C1.1
which attracted a cumulative fine of N2.75m, the claim which Rangers management
described as false allegations being leveled against the club.
According to a a
statement made available to SportingLens.blogspot.com, the director media and public relations,
Foster Chime said Rangers amongst other facts dissociated the club from actions
perpetrated against match officials on the match day, absolving their supporters
from such allegations and any unsportsmanlike behaviors.
It further
stated that Rangers Intl. FC provided security personnel, which included Police,
Army and Civil Defence on the said day to provide maximum protection to the march
officials.
Rangers FC
management maintained further that, rather than pointing accusing fingers at their
supporters, blame should be apportioned to supporters of visiting Abia Warriors
FC Club, who trooped into the pitch at the end of the game and that made the
officials jittery.
The club
affirmed that the players and supporters did not molest any official or exhibit
any action capable of bringing the league into disrepute, stressing that Enugu
Stadium is one of the most peaceful match centers in the country.
Rangers
management, has however, implored LMC to carry out a more detail investigation
on what happened that day as well as the conducts of the match officials that
could trigger off such allegations levied against the club. The club believes that thorough investigation
would unravel the true picture and exonerate Rangers Intl. F C Enugu from all
the distorted and malicious fabrication capable of tarnishing the good and
untainted image of the club.
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