Club Owners Axe Kano Pillars Chairman Indefinitely For Assault On Referee 

The Soccer Membership Homeowners Affiliation of Nigeria (Membership Homeowners) have positioned an indefinite suspension on the chairman of Kano Pillars FC Yahaya Surajo over his unsportsmanlike behaviour in the course of the rescheduled NPFL Match Day 31 between Kano Pillars FC and Dakkada FC in Kano Thursday.

In a viral video made obtainable to the Affiliation, Alh. Surajo was seen to have bodily assaulted the Assistant Referee (AR1) within the match, which the Membership Homeowners described as unlucky, unacceptable and a foul illustration of what the Affiliation stands for.

“The Membership Homeowners have subsequently positioned the Yahaya Surajo on indefinite suspension from all actions of the Affiliation forthwith pending the result of an in depth investigation into the unlucky incident.”

Alloy Chukwuemeka, the Govt Secretary of the Affiliation stated in a press release in Abuja.

“Membership Homeowners comprise of astute soccer Directors who’ve distinguished themselves in a number of fields of human endeavours with the anticipated excessive degree of self-discipline within the administration of their numerous golf equipment, therefore the motion of Surajo didn’t symbolize his standing as a member of the Affiliation.

The Affiliation frowned at his behaviour which has introduced the sport to disrepute, coming lower than 48hours after a joint assembly of the LMC and Membership Homeowners Exco had warned in opposition to acts able to inflicting adverse picture to the NPFL.

The Chairman of the Affiliation Barrister Isaac Danladi has subsequently directed that the Kano Pillars boss Surajo would face a disciplinary committee to defend his motion or in any other case, earlier than he might be readmitted into the Membership Homeowners Affiliation.