{"id":41890,"date":"2025-01-12T11:36:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T11:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-premier-league-board-ban-slifa-ceo"},"modified":"2025-01-16T18:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T18:59:03","slug":"sierra-leone-premier-league-board-ban-slifa-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leone-premier-league-board-ban-slifa-ceo","title":{"rendered":"Sierra Leone Premier League Board Ban SLIFA CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Sierra Leone Premier League Board has handed a six match ban to Freetonians SLIFA CEO, Benjamin Gordon for misconduct.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Board\u2019s Emergency Disciplinary and Protests Committee found Gordon culpable of match disruption and \u201cunsporting behaviour\u201d when he invaded the pitch in their match against FC Kallon earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Gordon was found guilty of unsporting behaviour, including physical contact with an FC Kallon player and engaging in a brawl with the visiting team\u2019s goalkeeper coach,\u201d the Board said.<\/p>\n<p>They added that Gordon\u2019s actions led to the \u201cabrupt end of the match\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As a form of punishment and deterrence, the Board issued a six match ban to Gordon erasable by Le 3,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>The CEO\u2019s action also led to SLIFA forfeiting the match to FC Kallon by two goals.<\/p>\n<p>The Board said their decision is hinged on their resolve to \u201cupholding discipline and promoting safe, respectful environment for football\u201d in the West African country.<\/p>\n<p>The Board\u2019s action came hours after public outcry from spectators who were at the Approved School Grounds when the brawl started.<\/p>\n<p>However, SLIFA\u2019s management defended their CEO stating that they faced \u201cbrutality and violence\u201d during the said match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe management of SLIFA wants to make it emphatically clear that our Chairman\/Technical Adviser never interrupted or put a stop to the said match as was circulated on social media by some detractors,\u201d SLIFA said.<\/p>\n<p>They denied any physical contact between Gordon and an FC Kallon player during the match adding that he was falsely accused.<\/p>\n<p>The incident left a glaring reminder for adequate security presence in the remaining matches of the Leone Rock Premier League. Some fans are predicting that there would be a recurrence especially in derby matches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Sierra-Leone<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. The Sierra Leone Premier League Board has handed a six match ban to Freetonians SLIFA CEO, Benjamin Gordon for misconduct. 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