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LMC fines Giwa FC N5m, banishes team to Ilorin

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LMC appeals Court Order on reinstatement of Giwa FC

The League Management Company (LMC) has fined Giwa Football Club of Jos the sum of N5million and ordered the club to play their next three home matches at the Ilorin Township Stadium for abandonment of the Match Day 12 fixture between the club and Rangers last Sunday.

The LMC on Tuesday issued Giwa FC with a Summary Jurisdiction Notice containing six separate breaches of the Nigeria Professional Football League Framework and Rules and accordingly sanctioned the club on each count while the club’s Media Officer, David King, was fined N100, 000 for breach of Clauses 1.1 and 1.5 of the code of conduct for club
officials.

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Some supporters of the club disrupted the fixture severally by hauling dangerous objects on the field aimed at the
Second Assistant Referee forcing the Referee to finally call off the match on the 74th minute.

For the discontinuation of the match due to the unruly conduct of the supporters, Giwa FC was fined N5, 000, 000 in line with B13.18 while the match will be concluded behind closed doors from the 74th minute on Wednesday, April 27 at the Abuja National Stadium with scores at 1-0 in favour of Rangers.

Giwa FC has 48 hours within which to indicate in writing the acceptance of the exercise of Summary Jurisdiction or elect to appear before a commission.

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