NFF's organising committee chairman Mike Umeh said: 'It is unacceptable - a scandal of huge proportions. The NFF called the situation a 'mind-boggling show of shame' and said players, match officials and the tournament coordinator will be investigated for match-fixing. 'Some people were on their mobile phones updating officials at the other venue.' 'It was ridiculous, because the losing side didn't make any effort and the officiating was abysmal, with controversial calls being made and unaccounted additional minutes played. Officials of the club turned into emergency ball boys, instead of retrieving the ball from the net, they quickly threw another ball into the centre circle. 'Feeders blasted goal after goal past Bubayaro. One of the journalists reported thus: 'In the second half, we started witnessing outrageous own goals, free-kicks and terrible goalkeeping. Some who attended the two matches reported incidents including questionable refereeing decisions, inexplicable added time and club officials rather than ball boys returning balls into play immediately after goals had been scored. He added: 'I have written a petition to the (state) police in Bauchi to investigate this shame and arrest anyone found to be involved.' 'It's disappointing that some people would bring the game to disrepute out of desperation.' 'As soon as I heard the result, I disbanded the team,' Plateau United Feeder scored 72 of their goals in the second half, while Police Machine found the net 61 times after the second half.īubayaro owner Shuaibu-Gara Ahmed Gombe, said he had ordered the team not to play the match but he was ignored by team officials.

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has imposed an indefinite ban on the four clubs and struck the results from the records, with further investigations promised. Police Machine and Plateau United Feeder both needed a win to out do each other, but the final results would have seen the latter promoted on goal difference. It is unacceptable - a scandal of huge proportions” Nigeria's football authorities have suspended all four clubs involved, calling the results 'mind-boggling'. Machine's promotion rivals Plateau United Feeder won their match against Akruba, played simultaneously, 79-0. The owner that lost 67-0 has since disowned disowned and disbanded the club.īubayaro lost heavily to Police Machine, who were looking to secure promotion to the lowest tier of the Nationwide League Division. Well we had it and by two clubs playing simultaneously. You wouldn't expert a country like Nigeria with its ranking in both African and world football to be stained by such a scandal.

Though the kind of scandalous scores have been seen in the past, was in a tiny southern African country, Madagascar, when a team lost by an unbelievable score of 149-0 in 2002.ġ885: Arbroath 36-0 Bon Accord (Scotland)ġ995: Man Utd 9-0 Ipswich Town (Premier League record)Ģ001: Australia 31-0 American Samoa (World Cup qualifier)Ģ002: AS Adema 149-0 Stade Olympique L'Emyrne (Madagascar)

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