Stories BY MONICA IHEAKAM
It was a show of shame in Kano, as the
opening game of the 2016/2017 Nigeria
Professional Football League season
between Kano Pillars and FC Ifeanyiubah
abruptly ended in chaos.
Sunday Sun Sports inquires revealed
that Ifeanyi Ubah, abandoned the match
in which hosts Pillars where where
leading 1-0 courtesy of Gambo
Mohammed’s goal.
It was gathered that the first half ended
on a controversial note with the centre
referee Folusho Ajayi from Oyo State
disallowing what FC IfeanyiUbah players
insisted was a legitimate goal. On
resumption of the second half, the game
was abandoned just five minutes into
proceedings when the referee sent an
FC IfeanyiUbah official into the stands
for un-sportsmanly behaviour with the
away side refusing to continue play
despite appeals by the match
commissioner.
Many dignitaries including Kano State
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and the
LMC boss Shehu Dikko, were understood
to be present at the Sani Abacha
stadium to watch the first game of the
season in the NPFL.
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