By MICHAEL MIYOBA
KITWE-BASED FAZ Super League outfit Chambishi FC have been fined K50, 000 for breaching Article 67 of the FAZ Disciplinary Code and failure to control their supporters who caused the abandoned of a Super League fixture against Red Arrows.
According to the FAZ Disciplinary Committee, Chambishi FC has also been slapped with a five-match ban of spectators at Chambishi Stadium for the next five home matches for the the misconduct which happened on October 15 in Kitwe.
The FAZ Disciplinary Committee has also annulled the 4-3 scoreline due to the abandonment of the game and Red Arrows have been gifted three three points with a 3-0 score line.
The Disciplinary Committee also hailed Chambishi FC for apologising for the behaviour of its fans who are said to have been protesting against the team’s technical bench.
“We have noted the apology by Chambishi FC over the conduct of their supporters. We also note the fact that the misconduct was directed to the home team’s own technical bench and no one was harmed. We commend Chambishi FC for committing to educate its fans on the need for discipline when attending football matches,” read part of the verdict from the Joseph Jalasi chaired FAZ Disciplinary Committee.
“The above notwithstanding, this committee has a duty to protect the integrity of the game by being consistent with sanctions. A precedent has been set this season on sanctions meted out to offenders to do with crowd trouble, violence and general misconduct such as throwing of missiles.”
The disciplinary committee added that the sanctions were meant to restore order in the game and guarantee all stakeholders of game safety during matches.
Chambishi have, in line with Articles 119, 120 and 121 of the Disciplinary Code, the right to appeal the decision of the committee within 72 hours notification of the decision.
Meanwhile, FAZ General Secretary Adrian Kashala urged clubs to learn from the punishments being meted out of erring members.
“We cannot overemphasise the need to sanitise our game from some ugly scenes that are slowly finding space in our otherwise well run league. We will not slow down meting out punishment on erring clubs and hope that our game will be ridded of hooliganism,” Kashala said in a statement issued by FAZ Communications Manager Sydney Mungala.
FAZ punish Chambishi
