Chris Maduewesi
Member
Both Dike and Williams were handed a five-match ban for the way they behaved in the week-5 game in Ilorin,while the Basketball club itself was fined for the conduct of its staff.
According to a press release from the NBBF, "coach Dike and Williams are each suspended for five league matches with immediate effect and with a warning that they use the suspension period to improve their behaviour."
"The team was also fined N50,000, part of which will be used to replace the damaged plastic chairs in the Ilorin Sports Hall while it was strongly advised to learn to channel its grievances through the available appropriate structures," the statement further read.
The NBBF added that “Although your team won the game, be on notice that the intimidation of game officials and opponents,use of abusive language and damage to property (plastic chairs in the hall) without recourse to available channels of protesting any observed or perceived shortcomings on the side of any game official(s), are actions capable of damaging the image of our game and league and taken together, are a bad example especially coming from a team of law enforcement officers.”
Explaining further why they sanctioned both Dominic and Williams,the NBBF said that the: “uncontrollable outburst by your coach Dike Dominic and player, Malu Williams (both under observation for similar conduct in previous games), is totally unacceptable,” which resulted in the sanctions.