FCB Nyasa Bullets will cough an extra K2.3 million in fines for the sins of their fans after being found guilty of the violent acts during their TNM Super League match against Silver Strikers at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre on June 2.
This follows a verdict released by the Super League of Malawi (Sulom) on Sunday.
The People’s Team already paid K6 million towards the repairs of the Bankers’ damaged team bus.
After the match, which Silver won 1-0 through a last-gasp Chinsisi Maonga strike, the Super League champions were slapped with two counts of failure to control the actions of their supporters and bringing the game into disrepute.
Part of the statement from Sulom reads: “The Super League of Malawi through its disciplinary committee summoned FCB Nyasa Big Bullets to a disciplinary hearing on the disorderliness that occurred on 2nd June 2024 during FCB Nyasa Bullets vs Silver Strikers FC match at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre.
“The club was charged with two counts of failure to control the actions of its supporters and bringing the game into disrepute.”
Sulom says during the hearing, Bullets were remorseful and accepted the charges with ease.
It further says: “This acted as a mitigation alongside other factors that included Bullets’ formal apology to Silver Strikers and the payment of K6 million for the maintenance of the bus, the truce with Silver Strikers supporters and returning of confiscated drums, training their own stewards to be assisting the team with security issues and conducting investigations to apprehend those that perpetrated violence on 2nd June, 2024 at Kamuzu Stadium.
“Upon considering all the aggravating and mitigating factors, the disciplinary committee decided to fine FCB Nyasa Bullets a total of K2.3 million towards the offenses carried in the charge sheet in line with Sulom rules and regulations.”
Sulom also said the disciplinary committee further recommended that Sulom should ensure that disciplinary matters should always be expedited by timely submissions of reports of incidents and to consider the need for teams to independently determine the match security marshals.
Bullets acting chief executive officer Albert Chigoga said it was sad that the club “is paying for the sins of a few wayward fans and this must stop”.
He said: “Just as we accepted the charges, we have accepted the fines as well. The idea is to avoid holding football at ransom.
“The money we gave Silver Strikers and the fines could have been used for the operations of the team had the supporters behaved responsibly.”
