Stories BY MONICA IHEAKAM
It was a show of shame in Kano, as the opening game of the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League season between Kano Pillars and FC Ifeanyiubah abruptly ended in chaos.
Sunday Sun Sports inquires revealed that Ifeanyi Ubah, abandoned the match in which hosts Pillars where where leading 1-0 courtesy of Gambo Mohammed’s goal.
It was gathered that the first half ended on a controversial note with the centre referee Folusho Ajayi from Oyo State disallowing what FC IfeanyiUbah players insisted was a legitimate goal. On resumption of the second half, the game was abandoned just five minutes into proceedings when the referee sent an FC IfeanyiUbah official into the stands for un-sportsmanly behaviour with the away side refusing to continue play despite appeals by the match commissioner.
Many dignitaries including Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and the LMC boss Shehu Dikko, were understood to be present at the Sani Abacha stadium to watch the first game of the season in the NPFL.