A Nigerian coach, Sunday Etefia has been expelled by the League Management Company (LMC) from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) for landing a match official punches on his face.
Sunday Etefia is the Assistant Coach of a Nigerian football club, Dakkada FC, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
LMC on Wednesday, January 6, 2022, expelled Etefia from NPFL.
LMC, also fine the club a total of N3.5 million after the conclusion of preliminary investigation on the assault on a match official who happens to be an Assistant Referee, Sani Baba.
In the Summary Jurisdiction notice, LMC said; “Dakkada FC is charged for breach of Rule B13.52 in that on Sunday, the 2nd of January 2022, you did not fulfil your responsibility, as the designated home team, to ensure adequate and effective security for persons involved in the match, wherein a match official (AR 2 – Sani Baba) was assaulted and battered by one of your officials (Sunday Etefia) as the match officials proceeded to leave the pitch at full time; and the General Manager of the visiting team was also harassed and assaulted in the tunnel at half time.”
“Dakkada FC is found in breach of Rule C9 for failing to control their officials and ensure their proper conduct at all times. The battering of Assistant Referee, Baba by Etefia and harassment of Remo Stars General Manager are cited as such improper conduct.
“Dakkada will pay a fine of N3 million for failure to provide adequate security in the course of the match. Dakkada is ordered to pay the sum of N250,000 each to the Assistant Referee and General Manager of Remo Stars for medical expenses and may include any additional verifiable and authenticated medical costs.”