NPFL: Inter Lagos hit with ₦5 million fine, three-point deduction over officials’ assault
READ ALSO: NPFL summons Sporting Lagos coach Buter over refereeing criticism Beyond the financial penalties, Inter Lagos has suffered a major sporting punishment: 3 points and 3 goals will be deducted from the club’s accrued points and goals tally for assaulting and injuring the first assistant referee.
The league also found that some Inter Lagos officials, alongside supporters of the club, intimidated, harassed and verbally abused the match officials in conduct deemed capable of bringing the game into disrepute.
The Lagos-based club have been sanctioned over a series of incidents surrounding the match, including “inadequate security, the harassment and assault of match officials, and the failure to control their officials and supporters after the final whistle.
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