The Owner Of The Bubayaro FC Who Lost 67-0 Has Denied His Team

The owner of suspended Nigerian amateur side, Bubayaro FC, Shuaibu-Gara Gombe, has disowned and disbanded the club after their 67-0 loss at the hands of Police Machine.
Gombe, who was in Lagos when the game was played, said he had ordered the team not to play the match but he was ignored by team officials.
“As soon as I heard the result I disbanded the team. It’s disappointing that some people would bring the game to disrepute out of desperation,” Gombe told BBC Sport. He added, “I have written a petition to the (state) police in Bauchi to investigate this shame and arrest anyone found to be involved.”
Police Machine were trying to score more goals than Plateau United Feeder, who were playing Akurba, in the race to win promotion to the lowest tier of the Nationwide League Division.
As information about scorelines was swapped between the two venues, which were about 4km apart, the madness began in the second halves.
A journalist, who does not want to be identified to protect his own safety, was at one of the matches last Saturday, and told BBC Sport that things went bizarre in the second half. Feeders scored 72 of their goals in the second half, while Police Machine found the net 61 times after the break in their game.
“In the second half we started witnessing outrageous own goals, free-kicks and terrible goalkeeping,” he said. “Feeders blasted goal after goal past Bubayaro. Officials of the club turned into emergency ball boys, instead of retrieving the ball from the net, they quickly threw another ball into the centre-circle.
“It was ridiculous, because the losing side [Bubayaro] didn’t make any effort and the officiating was abysmal with controversial calls being made and unaccounted additional minutes played. “Some people were on their mobile phones updating officials at the other venue. (It was) a shameful scene at that.”
Even when an official did try and take action he was thwarted. “The coordinator of Bauchi centre was threatening to arrest all the people involved but players and officials disappeared after the game,” the journalist continued.
The result would have meant Plateau Feeders were promoted on goal difference. But the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) suspended the four teams on Tuesday and has set up a panel to investigate the obvious match-fixings.

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