Kwara United Football Club has expressed its dissatisfaction over the ruling of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Appeal Committee to award three points in favour of Rivers United.
It will be recalled that Kwara United FC had ended the season with 65 points and plus 20 goals difference, which initially guaranteed it a third-place finish on the final NPFL table.
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However, the Disciplinary Committee of the NFF awarded three points and three goals against Jigawa Golden Stars in favour of Rivers United which ensured they ended above both Kwara United FC and Enyimba FC, to land in second place.
Jigawa Golden Stars had fielded an ineligible player who had accumulation of five yellow cards in their match against Rivers United FC in their adopted home in Kaduna during the MatchDay 34 clash.
In its ruling, the Appeal Committee upheld the decision of the Disciplinary Committee that finally sealed the positions of the top three teams on the table of the 2020/2021 NPFL season, placing Kwara United FC in fourth position
But in a release by Kwara United FC, the club expressed dissatisfaction with the ruling of the Appeal Committee, and also questioned the one-sided attendance of the Committee, as well as the headship of the Appeal Committee.
According to the Chairman of Kwara United FC, Kumbi Titiloye, the Chairman of appeals Committee, Barrister Eddy Mark is an employee of Rivers State government, and would not be seen to have decided otherwise.
He also added that the Appeals Committee is not duly constituted because, since the new board of NFF was inaugurated, the Appeals Committee is not legal.
“Kwara United FC rejects this decision in its entirety and will put NFF on notice immediately before proceeding to Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS)”, he concluded.
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