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Kwara United FC gets NPFL hammer over Live Broadcast Breach

Posted : 26 April 2024

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Kwara United has been charged with providing false information, leading to a fixture adjustment that disrupted the live television broadcast schedule of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday 31.


In a summary jurisdiction consisting of two counts, the Ilorin-based club was charged with breaching Rule C1.1 and B6.23, resulting in a total fine of N6 million.


Kwara United caused their scheduled Matchday 31 fixture against Akwa United to be moved from Saturday, April 20 to Sunday, April 21, citing a letter claiming that the state government had planned an event at the stadium.


It turned out that there was no such activity by the state government at the stadium, which instead hosted a lower league fixture.


The first charge, contained in Form 16 of the Summary Jurisdiction notice dated April 22, reads, "You are in breach of Rule C1.1 of the Frameworks and Rules of the Nigeria Premier Football League, in that on Thursday, April 18, 2024, prior to your Match Day 31 Fixture: Kwara United FC vs. Akwa United FC, you brought a late application for the rearrangement of the fixture outside of the prescribed time for making such applications, basing your application on a lie and relying on falsified documents, an act capable of bringing the game to disrepute."


The second charge reads, "You are in breach of Rule B6.23 of the Frameworks and Rules of the Nigeria Premier Football League, in that on Thursday, April 18, 2024, prior to your Match Day 31 Fixture: Kwara United FC vs. Akwa United FC, you disrupted the live broadcast of a game by making false claims about the unavailability of your home ground."


A fine of N1 million was imposed on Kwara United for misconduct, while N5 million was the fine for disruption of a live broadcast.


The club has 48 hours from the date of the notice to either submit to the decision or elect to appear before a disciplinary panel in line with Rule C26.


Any such decision is to be communicated in writing to the NPFL, while the club must pay the fine within seven working days should the decision not be contested.

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