The Organizing and Disciplinary Committee of the
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday handed out a fine of N1m on
Gateway United Football Club of Abeokuta for their refusal to play their
Nigeria National League (NNL) match day 14 away tie against ABS Ilorin on
Sunday. The O&D also ordered that the botched match
should be replayed at the same Kwara State Stadium, Ilorin on Wednesday
November 9 behind closed doors.
Rising from their meeting in Abuja on Thursday, the
committee, headed by former NFF General Secretary, Musa Amadu, reprimanded the
home team, ABS Ilorin, for arbitrarily increasing the ticket fee to between
N10, 000 and N15, 000.
The committee further warned Ogun State Commissioner
for Sports, Afolabi Afuape, saying his conduct on the day of the match was
unbecoming of a man of his status.
