Fantasy Scores: "We lost 13 – 0, not 67 - 0"
NFF report on scandal out today Coach of Bubayaro FC of Gombe, Bala Yayari, on Tuesday refuted claims that his team lost 67-0 to Police Machine of Adamawa during the Nigeria Nationwide League (NNWL) promotion play-off. The coach told newsmen in Abuja that Police Machine had won the match 13-0 and not 67-0. However the Nigeria Football Federation will today make public its report on the controversial 146 goal scandal involving four amateur league clubs. According to Bala Yayari, “the first half ended 1-0 in favour of Police Machine with the remaining 12 goals scored in the second half making it 13 goals and not 67 goals. “Due to fatigue and the fact that we were down to nine men, 12 more goals were scored in the second half and the match ended 13-0 in favour of Police Machine. “Let’s apply some common sense, even if Police Machine was scoring at the rate of one goal per minute, how is it possible for them to score up to 66 goals in 45 minutes? It is impossible. “I don’t understand where...