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Horrific penalty scenes turn the world’s attention to Nigeria
Remo Stars gamers bought the world speaking on Friday morning as footages of their penalty kicks towards Ijebu United made the rounds
In what gave the impression to be a deliberate motion, gamers of Remo Stars have been seen taking part in horrific penalty kicks within the Ogun State FA Cup remaining recreation between Remo Stars and Ijebu United.
Followers of the sport who noticed the footages cried blue homicide and expressed their disappointment on the horror present.
Whereas Remo Stars gamers did not convert from the spot, albeit deliberately, their goalkeeper additionally did not make an try to cease all of Ijebu United’s penalty kicks.
Ijebu United gained the ultimate on penalties 3-0 and each groups have certified for the Federation’s Cup correct however greater than that, the occasion of the day positioned Nigeria’s title on the worldwide map, for the fallacious causes.
If this isn’t Match Fixing, then I don’t know what it’s.
Why is Nigerian soccer like this? Why don’t we ever need progress??
That is Ogun State FA Cup remaining between Remo Stars and Ijebu United ??
— Ibukun Aluko (@IbkSports) July 14, 2022
Match fixing or protests
Investigations made by Soccernet confirmed that the gamers missed the penalties deliberately however sources near the membership and among the followers current on the venue denied it was a set match.
A fan who was current on the venue of the sport stated; “It’s not a set match. The gamers have been intentionally lacking penalties after the referee failed to present sufficient extra time regardless of Ijebu United gamers time-wasting techniques. It was in protest as a result of they’d wished to go away the pitch.”
The fan added that state FA Cup video games don’t appeal to many spectators and that recreation couldn’t have been fastened for any motive as each groups have booked their passage to the Federation’s Cup correct.
Remo Stars’ obvious protests have nevertheless offered an embarrassing state of affairs, to the membership and Nigerian soccer as a complete as followers and stakeholders name for sanctions towards the membership.
Completely shamble from remo star fc on the ogun state fa cup remaining towards ijebu United at otunba dipo stadium. This occurs because the fa says there isn’t a additional time after taking part in goalless draw at full time. As a substitute of forfeiting the match they determined to be taking part in the penalty out pic.twitter.com/okKV2GxzbT
— Swans future (@AbdulazeezAjum1) July 14, 2022
Social media reactions have despatched identical alerts with many expressing their displeasure with the incident, particularly contemplating Remo Star’s standing as one of many main lights of the fashionable soccer picture in Nigeria.
The crew, which is privately owned at present sit third on the log within the NPFL and are on the verge of sealing a qualification ticket for continental soccer.
Whereas that achievement and what they’ve managed this season has attracted many constructive value determinations, their newest motion, no matter its intent, has dipped the membership in a scandal now of world consideration and curiosity.
