By OUR CORRESPONDENT
Murang’a Seal wants Gor Mahia punished following acts of hooliganism during their game against Gor Mahia which was played on November 11.
In a letter to FKF chief executive officer Barry Otieno, Murang’a Seal President Robert Macharia wants incidents of hooliganism investigated and action taken against the KPL champions.
“It is our sincere hope this matter will be addressed as soon as possible so as to ensure that such behavior is discouraged and sanity is restored into our league,” said Macharia.
Macharia, a lawyer and a candidate for FKF President condemned acts of hooliganism.
“Football is a family sport that should be played in a safe and peaceful environment. Such ugly acts do not only deter fans from attending our league matches but also dent the image of our beautiful game and discourage potential sponsors,” stated Macharia.
He added: “With the security overwhelmed, the hooligans moved to the stands to attack peaceful Murang’a Seal FC fans who had remained in their stands during the chaos awaiting for calm to be restored before they could leave the stadium. Sadly, with no security, our fans and one of our players who was in the stands were roughed up with some of them losing their valuable items to the goons.”
Murang’a Seal is the second club to protest against hooliganism perpetrated by Gor Mahia fans during FKF Premier League matches.
Shabana also protested officially to the football governing body but the federation is yet to respond or take action.
Chaos erupted after the match which ended in a barren draw at Moi International Sports Center, Kasarani. Some Gor Mahia fans invaded the pitch to protest against alleged poor officiating.
They were unhappy after the match officials disallowed Benson Omalla’s strike for offside. The angry fans damaged seats and hurled them onto the pitch.
In his letter to the FKF secretary, Macharia said: “Immediately after the final whistle, Gor Mahia FC players accosted the match officials and this riled up a sizeable number of their fans in attendance who moved towards the tunnel in an attempt to block the match officials from leaving the field of play.”
“From then on, and in violation of Art. 9.6 of the FKF Rules, the hooligans took over and began throwing objects onto the field. The few security officers available were unable to contain the situation with a good number of the police officers attacked by angry fans right inside the field and in the full glare of the cameras,” he added.
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