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Nigeria Teams Suspended After 79-0, 67-0 Score Lines
Level on points going into their final promotion play-off matches, two rival Nigerian teams needed a win with a good goal difference. But when they reported goal tallies into the dozens, the authorities stepped in.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday called the results from the games in the northeastern city of Bauchi “a mind-boggling show of shame.”
Looking to play with the professionals in Nationwide League Division 3, Nigeria’s lowest professional league, the amateur side Plateau United Feeders were 7-0 up at half time against Akurba FC in their final competition match on Monday.
In the second half, Plateau United Feeders reportedly scored a further 72 goals. That equates to a goal every 40 seconds for a continuous 45 minutes.
Their rivals, Police Machine, were leading Babayaro FC 6-0 at halftime. In the second half, Police Machine were reported to have scored 61 goals.
Plateau United Feeders claimed promotion to the professional league on better goal difference – until the NFF stepped in.
“The teams involved, their players and officials, match officials, (tournament) coordinator and anyone found to have played some role in this despicable matter would (will) be severely dealt with,” NFF director of competitions Mohammed Sanusi said.
In the competition for promotion, Plateau and Police both won their opening games 2-0, then drew 0-0 when they met in the second round. Going into the final round, the two teams were level on points, so goal difference would be decisive.
Federation spokesman Ademola Olajire said: “We are setting up an investigation. We don’t know exactly what happened. We just feel scandalized.”
jm/rc (Reuters, AP, AFP)
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CNP-4U
July 10, 2013 at 8:57 am
kekekekekekekekee..yaba..what a game..
chrispin kapela
July 10, 2013 at 10:30 am
Waooo even netball cant go this far!! It is a big shame!
JACK
July 10, 2013 at 11:13 am
The real cheat here is CAF.Issa and his inch men!
Its ok...!
July 10, 2013 at 11:27 am
This was no football but nsolo
Kalulete.
July 10, 2013 at 11:48 am
The winning teams used 1-1-9 formation.
Kennedy
July 10, 2013 at 12:02 pm
Shame to those who call football as their career at the moment.
Just like here. The Brazil 2014 has long been sold to Ghana by Kalo, Ericka, and Hervo.
tongabull kawama
July 11, 2013 at 9:06 am
sure bro
mwata kapale
July 10, 2013 at 1:21 pm
Not surprised. circus and soccer r just the same
bigbuttman
July 10, 2013 at 2:23 pm
If it was Tahiti playing it could have 55-0. Kekekekeke!
Bullu
July 10, 2013 at 3:13 pm
Imposicant, its not possible to score more than 1 goal in one minute. Only in Nigeria, even Tahiti for sure cant allow even half that margin against Brazil/Spain
swine
July 10, 2013 at 3:37 pm
The best the footballing authorities can do is to ban both ”newly promoted teams” and ”deafeated teams” and pick the funners up for promotion!…simple!
KESHI'S 419
July 10, 2013 at 11:51 pm
Aba banensu fyonse ni kolapshoni. You see what happens when corruption is a norm? Let’s avoid this by all means
Popopo
July 11, 2013 at 3:56 am
Then bogus FIFA comes with their pathetic monthly rankings that Nigeria is better than Zambia. Where in football can u score 77 goals in a single match? Of course its West African countries no competition
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Johnson
July 11, 2013 at 12:12 pm
Impossible! Juju at work there. The winning teams should be banned for bewitching their friends.
Barotselandian
July 11, 2013 at 3:20 pm
Nigerians are scum of the earth! These games were a scam!
I see TB Joshua’s hand in this fiasco.
pompolyongo
July 11, 2013 at 3:39 pm
allyou people are wrong there is no FIFA rule which specifies the number of goals to be scored in a match its Nigerian intelligence at work
dudu
July 11, 2013 at 3:52 pm
Even in genius book of world records, that can not be entered.