Wednesday, 10 July 2013

NIGERIAN CLUB MATCH FIXING SCANDAL (RESULT 67-0; 79-0)

Monday match played at Bauchi Northeast Nigeria was nothing but a show of shame and mockery of Nigeria football league. What seems most shameful is the great disparity between first half goal difference and second half goal difference of the two contending clubs. By the end of first half goal difference in the two matches are:
Plateau United Feeders 7- 0 Akurba FC;   Machine 6 - 0 Babayaro FC
But at the end of the match, the goal difference surge in an incredible and embarrassing goal difference.
Plateau 79 - 0 Akurba FC ; Machine 67 - 0 Babayaro FC
In second half alone Plateau United feeders scored 72 goals while Babayaro FC scored whooping 61 goals. Given this score line, Plateau scored every 50 seconds while Machine scored at about every 59.02 seconds. Both Plateau and police Machine are amateur sides chasing one spot in national league division 3. So whoever wins with the greater goal difference would qualify. I wonder if this is just about qualifying or there is more to it.
Perhaps, they want to set a record   that will beat all time Madagascar biggest margin of victory in club football where AS Adema beat Stade Olymique L’Emyme 149-0 in 2002.

Thanks to the Nigeria Football Federation who quickly responded by condemning the act and suspending the four teams, officials and everyone who conspire to make it happen. NFF promise to further sanction and punish offenders after investigation into the suspected match fixing.     

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