/ 30 May 2000

NFA BANS ENUGU RANGERS AFTER REF ASSUALT

FAMOUS Nigerian club Enugu Rangers have been banned from their home ground after crowd trouble in a league match left a referee unconscious, an official said on Monday. Rangers, who were also fined the equivalent of US$500, will now play their reamining home matches in the central town of Makurdi. Angry fans beat Fifa referee Alex Mana to a coma despite Rangers 1-0 home win over Kwara United last week. Rangers, yet to win a major honour in over a decade, occupy the 9th position on the 17-team table with 36 points from 27 matches. The Nigerian FA has already banned three top clubs from their home grounds after similar crowd violence.