The Nigerian top flight is now imposing harsh penalties in a bid to stamp out increased violence against match officials
The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has handed a one-year ban to Nasarawa United's Paul Seun Komolafe and slapped the club's equipment manager Aliyu Mohammed Hamzat with a life ban over physically attacking match officials.
Komolafe was found guilty of assaulting match officials during a league match against Plateau United.
According to BBC Sport, he was also found guilty of inciting his club's fans to attack the match officials.
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The NPFL came down hardest on Nasarawa United's equipment manager Hamzat, who has been hit with a life ban from all the league's venues and activities, also for violence against match officials.