The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has written to remind the Plateau State Football Association (PSFA) that the ban placed on some football players and officials over scandalous results in the 2013 play-off of the Nigeria Nationwide League (NNL) at Bauchi centre is still in force.
In results that attracted global alarm and condemnation, Plateau United Feeders, Akurba United of Lafia, Police Machine of Yola and Bubayero FC of Gombe were involved in score lines of 76-0 and 89-0.
The NFF set up a panel which recommended that players, team officials, and match officials involved be banned for life.
A letter written last Tuesday by NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, instructed the PSFA to enforce the ban.
The reminder became necessary because of the move last Monday by Plateau United to appoint Victor Wikadson as new head coach.
From Plateau United Feeders, 18 players and seven officials were axed. Fifteen players and three team officials of Akurba United were banned, alongside 18 players and five team officials of Police Machine and 16 players and three officials of Bubayero.
The NFF listed the banned players and match officials of Plateau United Feeders as Kenneth Ilo, Jacob Bulus, Emmanuel Mathew, Ezekiel Damiri, Paul Danjuma, Mathew Luka, Tenton Yamen, Katura Christopher, Kika James, John David, Ugochukwu Kingsley, Safiyanu Idris, Daform Pam, Alexanda Longs, Joseph Dokatri, Laila Ibrahim, Sani Mohammed and Solomon Effom.
Victor Wikadson (chief coach), Sani Mohammed (assistant coach), John Babo (assistant coach), Shuaibu Usman (welfare), Garba Mohammed (masseur), Babawo Sambo (curator), and Danladi Bala (team manager).
Those banned in Akurba are Bahira Usman, Bala Dio, Musa Ahmad, Abba Musa, Usman Babaji, Abdullahi Arikiya, Arijide Timothy, Sabo Ahmed, Kasimu Yunusa, and Alkama Husseini.
Shehu Abubakar, Almakura Danladi, Yahaya Adamu, James Mathias, Abubakar Labaran, Osas Onuegbu (chief coach), Musa Abdullahi (assistant coach), and Tanko Usman (secretary).
Banned in Police Machine are Samuel Dairremi, Linison John, Enema Samson, Lazarus Ahmed, Bala Rabiu, Emmanuel Gringory, Gabriel Emmanuel, Abubakar Mustapha, Johnson Mike, Dahiru Mohammed, Bashir Yahaya, John Salisu, Baffa Abubakar, and Ibrahim Hamman.
Danjuma Friday, Samaila Adamu, Ahmed Kabiru, Harrison Smarth, Tukur Ali (chief coach), Gambo Yakubu (technical adviser), John Felix (deputy technical adviser), Bigman Emmanuel (training officer), and Danladi Musa.
Those banned in Bubayero are Sudais Mohammed, Isah Mohammed, Williams Bulus, Mubarak Dauda, Abdulwahab Salisu, Ibrahim Famous, Abdulrahman Abubakar, Stanley Wirba, Musa Adamu, and Abdullahi Abubakar.
Musa Ibrahim, Waziri Aliyu, Abdulganiyu Samaila, Ephraim Alizo, Johnny Mark, Umar Yahaya, Bala Yayari (chief coach), Usman Abubakar (assistant coach), and Umar Bappah (team manager).
Also banned are match officials Olu Okeneye, M. O. Bakare (match commissioners), Mohammed Mohammed, Umar Garba (referees), S. Chiroma, A. Shina, Sani Abdul, Hassan Pegt (assistant referees), and H. Murtala, M. Salahuddin (reserve referees).
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