Heritage Cup: Fans Attacked Adebayo Samba Boss After Referee Awarded Late Penalty

Chairman of Adebayo Samba Football Club (England) of Ikotun, Alhaji Junaid Taofeek Ayodele received a serious attack following the late penalty awarded against his opponents, Super Accurate Football Club of Abaranje (Belgium), Alimosho, Lagos in the semifinal of Super World Cup Football tournament which held at the Ikotun Community Primary School, Lagos.

Super Accurate FC (Belgium) were in a 1-0 lead when centre referee gave Adebayo Samba (England) a controversial late penalty which led to fracas among the supporters of the two teams.

It was during the heated argument among the football fans that Adebayo samba Chairman, Taofeek was attacked by some fans who are suspected fans of Super Accurate FC.

Our correspondent, who monitored the tension-soaked match, observed that some fans gave Alhaji Taofeek a beating of his life to the extent that a fan among them targeted Taofeek’s left eye.

Taofeek, who managed to speak to our correspondent, said he had lost his sight as a result of the attack and blamed the organisers for not providing adequate security during the rivalry match.

“I was trying to settle the issue among the fans suddenly one of the football fans just attacked me and hit my left eye. As I am talking to you now, I could not see clearly and I need to see my doctor immediately I leave this field. Also, I’ll be making visiting at the Ikotun police station to report the guy that attacked my eyes. He’s a known cultist in the environment and I can clearly identify him & his gang members” he said.

Taofeek said the penalty awarded to his team at the last minute was justified noted that there was nothing wrong with the officiating from the beginning of the encounter.

He however commended the match officials for being fair in the encounter and condemned the match organisers for lack of security and permitting entry to cultists who puts players life at risks. He also applauded his team for their impressive performance displayed throughout the game.

Meanwhile, the match could not continue as organisers ordered the match officials to discontinue the game as a result of insecurity around the match venue and fans trouble.

Speaking after the abandoned match, match coordinator, Bolaji Adeoye expressed his disappointment over the unruly behavior of the fans and supporters of both teams.

He disclosed that the disciplinary committee has swung into action to investigate the matters saying that any fan or team culpable would be sanctioned and punished accordingly.

The tournament was organised to keep the clubs busy during the FIFA World Cup and clubs used countries that qualified for the World Cup as a their adopted country names in the Heritage football tournament.