Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has imposed heavy sanctions on Katsina United following the violent scenes that marred their Matchday 12 clash with Barau FC at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium.

The league body fined the club 9 million and ordered it to play its subsequent home matches behind closed doors and at a neutral ground - the New Jos Stadium, pending further notice.



The News Chronicle gathered that the decision came after a detailed review of match officials' reports, which confirmed incidents of crowd disturbance and security lapses during the fixture.

The NPFL stated that although Barau FC's player, Nana Abraham, was injured after being struck by an object from the stands, claims that he was stabb...