NBBF Sanctions Bulls Over Match Disruption

The Nigeria Basketball
Federation (NBBF) has slammed N150,000 fine on Gombe Bulls for their supporters’ invasion of the court in their Match 32 against Mark Mentors of Abuja.
A statement by NBBF Media Officer, Patrick Omorodion, said that the fine was followed by a stern warning for the club to avoid a repeat of such.
According to the statement, the federation took the decision based on the unlawful disruption of the game by invading the court and attempted physical assault on one of the match referees.
“The DSTV Basketball League has no tolerance for any form of violence or hooliganism, hence, we will enforce without fear or favour, severe sanctions to checkmate such tendencies.
“Gombe Bulls are now placed on notice and such actions shall not be tolerated from its supporters or anyone connected to it.
“We will without hesitation, banish your team to play its home games away at a neutral venue acceptable to the federation or outrightly ban your team from the league to serve as example to teams that employ unfair, unlawful and unacceptable tactics to win games at home,” it said.
Gombe Bulls was the third club to be sanctioned by NBBF in the 2013/2014 season for acts capable of disrupting the DSTV Men’s Premier League.
The sanction is coming after that imposed on Royal Hoopers of Port Harcourt and Niger Potters of Minna.