Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) reigning champions Enyimba International have slapped indefinite suspensions on defender Ernest Governor and forward Stephen Chukwude. The club confirmed that the suspended players will not be paid all through the period they would be serving out their punishments.
In the official statement, the actual offences committed by the duo were not revealed, the club only disclose the names of the affected players are being punished for gross misconduct.
The People’s Elephants released an official statement on their twitter page to announce the names of the players suspended.
Enyimba Football Club have handed indefinite suspensions to defender Ernest Governor and forward Stephen Chukwude for gross misconduct.
The suspensions take effect immediately and will be without pay. pic.twitter.com/oJ767P6Ygz
— Enyimba FC (@EnyimbaFC) July 31, 2019
“Enyimba Football Club have handed indefinite suspensions to defender Ernest Governor and forward Stephen Chukwude for gross misconduct.” the two-time African champions wrote on their official page. “The suspensions take effect immediately and will be without pay.”
Reports on Goal revealed that the suspended players were being punished for their unruly behaviour at the club’s training session on Tuesday: “The two players disrupted training yesterday [Tuesday], it was so bad that the fans were almost dragged into the whole issue,” the top source disclosed to Goal.
Governor joined Enyimba from Nigeria National League side ABS FC in the 2017/18 season, while Chukwude has been with the People’s Elephant since 2015.
Coach Usman Abd’Allah’s men will begin their quest in the 2019/20 Caf Champions League with a tie against Rahimo FC from Burkina Faso in the first round. The first leg will be played in Burkina Faso from August 9 to11, before the People’s Elephant return home for the reverse fixture two weeks later.