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Club Owners Condemn Fan Violence at Umuahia Stadium

By Obaseki Anthony on February 19, 2020

The Football Club Owners Association of Nigeria (Club Owners) has condemned in strong terms the unruly behaviour of fans at the Umuahia Township Stadium on Sunday which caused disruption and discontinuation of the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) Matchday 20 encounter between hosts Abia Warriors FC and visiting Enyimba FC of Aba.

The association also frowned at the attack on spectators and team officials, including veteran Chairman of Enyimba FC and Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) chieftain, Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu.

“According to reports available to our office, fans and supporters of both teams threw caution to the winds when a penalty awarded to the home team Abia Warriors FC was missed, leading to the throwing of missiles between fans of both teams which disrupted the game and caused injuries to spectators and team officials.

“Club Owners call on the Abia State Football Association, the management and supporters clubs of both teams to fish out the perpetrators of the evil acts and ensure that they are prosecuted, the association said in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman, Barr. Isaac Danladi, and the Executive Secretary Alloy Chukwuemeka.

The association charged the League Management Company (LMC) to conduct an indepth investigation into the remote causes of the violence with a view to applying the necessary sanctions against the perpetrators.

It also urged clubs to educate and sensitise their supporters and fans against acts that are capable of bringing the game into disrepute, considering the huge success recorded so far in the ongoing season.

•PHOTO: Club Owners Chairman, Barr. Isaac Danladi

Source Daily Sports

Posted February 19, 2020