The new Nigeria league season got off to a disgraceful start on Saturday after FC IfeanyiUbah abandoned the opening game with hosts Kano Pillars leading 1-0.
Players of IfeanyiUbah protested when they appeared to have drawn level from a free kick just before the end of the first half.
And three minutes after the restart, the Nnewi club walked out on the game apparently on an order from a top club official.
“This is a disgrace,” lamented Pillars coach Kadiri Ikhana.
“But we must commend the Kano fans that they did not allow hell to break loose as a result of IfeanyiUbah abandoning this game.”
Kano State governor, Abdulahi Ganduje, chairman of the League Management Company (LMC), Shehu Dikko, as well as several NFF executives were all at the game played inside the packed Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano.
FIFA-badged referee Folashade Ajayi from Oyo State appeared to be overwhelmed by the occasion as she made several questionable calls.
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