The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) disciplinary Committee has fined Rangers International FC the sum of five million naira for bringing the league to disrepute.
The decision which was taken at a sitting held at the Bolton White Apartments, today are as follows: The failure by Rangers International FC to ensure restriction of access by unauthorized persons from all restricted areas in the course of a match, in breach of Rule B13.52;
Rangers International FC shall pay a fine of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira only (750,000.00); For encroachment and throwing of objects towards the field of play at the end of the match by the Fans and Supporters of Rangers FC, in breach of Rule B13.18,
Rangers International shall pay a fine of One Million Naira only (N1,000,000.00); For conduct capable of bringing the League to disrepute i.e. attempted assault at hauling of missiles at the match officials, Rangers International shall pay a fine of Five Hundred Thousand Naira only (N500,000.00);
For pursuant to Rule C12, Rangers International shall pay a fine of Five Hundred Thousand Naira only (N500,000.00) being compensation of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira only (N250,000.00) each as compensation to the two injured officials. i. e The Match Commissioner and Injured Mobile Police Officer.
Rangers International FC is further fined the sum of One Million Naira (N1,000,000) being cost for the Committee sitting in line with Rule E1 which states that “where an appeal or election for hearing pursuant to a notice in form 16 fails or is found to have been frivolous, such party may be liable to such additional sanction as deem fit in the circumstances”.
Meanwhile the Committee warned Rangers International FC to ensure that there is no more incidents of fans throwing missiles either on the field of play or against match officials, failure for which the NFF Disciplinary Committee shall impose further sanctions that is not limited to ordering for a closed door home matches to be played by Rangers International FC.
In the same vein, the Committee commended the role of the OC NSCDC and his team for shielding the match officials during the attack. However, the Committee stated that the above decisions are without prejudice to the right of appeal.
