Nigeria Premier League campaigners, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Football club have rejected the decision of
Nigeria Football Federation to replay a league match against Ifeanyi Ubah FC.
The club’s position is contained in a statement signed and made available on Saturday.
According to the statement, “MFM FC Director of Football, Barrister Davidson Adejuwon, has stated, via a mail sent to the NFF, immediately after receiving the verdict, that since the decision of NFF Disciplinary Committee is without prejudice to the club’s right of appeal, the team shall be exercising that right, without delay, even to the highest decision making organ of the beautiful game of football.”
Meanwhile, the NFF Disciplinary Committee had on Friday, 18th June 2021, ordered the replay of the fixture involving FC Ifeanyi Ubah and MFM FC after the hearing of the Appeal lodged by the former against the decision of the League Management Company (LMC), which awarded the three points and three goals to the Olukoya Boys against the Nnewi-based club.
The LMC decision was in accordance with the universal rules of the game, following the willful failure and refusal of FC Ifeanyi Ubah to honour the match, which was scheduled to take place at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium, after their banishment to Enugu State, as a result of security breaches and incidences of assault on match officials, at their traditional home ground (Nnewi).