The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has imposed harsh sanctions on Plateau United and Bendel Insurance for breaching league rules and frameworks.
Plateau Utd were charged in their Matchday 11 game against Rangers International on Sunday, while Bendel Insurance were also charged in their week 11 tie against Kano pillars on Saturday
Plateau Utd failed to provide adequate and effective security, resulting in the attacks on the match officials & the visiting team, Rangers International.
Supporters of Plateau Utd also threw objects towards the field of play leading to the injury of one of the match officials.
The Plateau club also failed to ensure the proper conduct of their supporters in the match against Rangers.
After the match, supporters of Plateau Utd attacked one of the match officials, an act capable of bringing the game to disrepute.
Plateau Utd shall have 3 points & 3 goals deducted from their accrued points & goals for assaulting a match official.
Plateau Utd will pay a fine of N1 million each for failing to provide adequate & effective security as well as for throwing objects towards the field of play, totalling N2 million.
Plateau Utd will pay another fine of N500,000, being compensation of N250,000 each for the assaulted match official (Zakari Aminu) & Rangers player, Daniel Onyia.
Plateau Utd shall underwrite the cost of repairing the damaged team bus of Rangers & other verifiable loss/damage incurred during the incident.
Plateau Utd will play their next 3 home matches behind closed doors at their New Jos Stadium ground 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.
The Plateau club have 48 hours from the date of notice to appeal these sanctions.
While Bendel Insurance liable of same offence of failure to provide adequate and effective security leading to unauthorized persons gaining access to restricted areas to attack the match officials.
The assault on the match officials by Bendel Insurance supporters is a conduct capable of bringing the game to disrepute.
3 points & 3 goals shall be deducted from Bendel Insurance’s accrued points & goals for the assault on the match officials.
The club will pay another N1 million fine for misconduct capable of bringing the game to disrepute.
Bendel Insurance will further pay a fine of N750,000, being compensation of N250,000 each to the assaulted match officials (Adeniyi Adewale, Anuoluwapo Balogun & Sodiq Sonibare).
Bendel Insurance will also play their next 3 home matches behind closed doors at their Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.
Bendel Insurance have 48 hours from the date of notice to appeal these sanctions.
