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Plateau United suffers similar NPFL hammer like Insurance
By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Plateau United, like Bendel Insurance, has also been charged for breaching the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Frameworks and Rules in the course of their Matchday 11 fixture vs Rangers International on Sunday, November 10.
The Jos-based side, according to the NPFL statement, failed to provide adequate and effective security, resulting in the attacks on the match officials and the visiting team, Rangers International.
Supporters of Plateau United also threw objects towards the field of play leading to the injury of one of the match officials.
The Plateau club also failed to ensure the proper conduct of their supporters in the match against Rangers.
After the match, supporters of Plateau United attacked one of the match officials, an act capable of bringing the game to disrepute.
Plateau United, according to the NPFL verdict, shall have three points and three goals deducted from their accrued points and goals for assaulting a match official.
Plateau United will also pay a fine of N1 million each for failing to provide adequate and effective security as well as for throwing objects towards the field of play, totalling N2 million.
The club will further pay N1 million each for failing to ensure proper conduct of their supporters and misconduct capable of bringing the game to disrepute, totalling another N2 million.
The team will additionally pay another fine of N500,000, being compensation of N250,000 each for the assaulted match official (Zakari Aminu) and Rangers player, Daniel Onyia.
Plateau United shall underwrite the cost of repairing the damaged team bus of Rangers and other verifiable loss or damage incurred during the incident.
Plateau United will play their next three home matches behind closed doors at their New Jos Stadium ground without supporters.
The Plateau club has 48 hours from the date of notice to appeal these sanctions.
