Suraj Yahaya, Chairman of Kano Pillars football club has been expelled by the League Management Company (LMC), for assaulting an assistant referee during his club’s game against Dakkada FC.
Suraj was said to have assaulted a match official identified as Daramola Olalekan during the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) game.
The LMC said Yahaya’s conduct is “capable of bringing the game to disrepute”.
The club was also fined N2 million for failing “to ensure proper conduct of their officials” and N250,000 was awarded as compensation for the assaulted match official.
“Kano Pillars chairman Suraj Yahaya also assaulted a match official Daramola Olalekan (assistant referee 1) with his conduct capable of bringing the game to disrepute,” the LMC statement reads.
“The Kano club are fined N1m for failing to ensure proper conduct of their officials in obvious disregard of NPFL Framework & Rules as well as the assurance letter issued by the Kano State Commissioner of Police on June 8, 2022.
“A further N1m fine is imposed on Kano Pillars for the assault on a match official. The club are also fined N250,000 being compensation for the assaulted match official.”
