LMC lifts ban on Pillars, Sunshine fans

@shagcy Reprieve came for Kano Pillars and Sunshine Stars as the closed gate ban which prohibited the two clubs from admitting spectators was lifted by the League Management Company (LMC) yesterday.

In separate letters to the two clubs, the LMC said the stadium ban was lifted under probation following a review of the conditions set out in the original order that suspended the admission of spectators to their home matches. The LMC said that it would during the next two home matches of the two clubs, assess the level of compliance with the revised safety and security measures put in place by the clubs.

However, Sunshine Stars banishment away from Akure Township Stadium to Otunba Dipo Dina Stadium subsists as the LMC ruled that the Akure Township Stadium would only be admitted to host Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matches after confirming that the club has fully complied with the required measures.

Some of the conditions Kano Pillars was issued include provision of revised match day security plan, evidence of prosecution of complicit individuals and evidence of fans and supporters education workshops. For both clubs, full and final decisions would be announced after the two matches they would host.

In another development, the LMC ruled that the result of the match day 28 fixture between Enyimba and Niger Tornadoes will stand as the petitioner; Niger Tornadoes could not provide evidence to support the application of Rule C5.

Tornadoes had filed a petition seeking to have three points and three goals awarded the club on the grounds that Enyimba fielded a player, Ikechukwu Ibenegbu that was suspended for the match following the accumulation of five yellow cards.