CHICKEN Inn coach Rahman Gumbo has been fined $2 500 by the Premier Soccer League after he was found guilty of causing the abandonment of the Chibuku Super Cup first round match between Chicken Inn and Yadah FC at Ascot Stadium in September. By Sports Reporter
According to a judgment by the PSL Disciplinary Committee, the Chicken Inn gaffer was found guilty of contravening order 31.4 of the PSL Rules and Regulations which makes it an offence on the part of an official, where the said official causes the abandonment of a match.
In coming up with the judgment, the Disciplinary Committee noted that it was clear that Gumbo caused the abandonment of the match when he ordered his players off the field of play in protest against the referee’s decision.
Gumbo was fined a sum of $2 500 of which $500 was suspended for the rest of the season on condition that the accused is not convicted of a similar offence. The effective fine of $2 000 together with the costs of the hearing is to be paid by November 30, 2017.
