Fisd Challenge Cup champions, Kamuzu Barracks\u2019 (KB) Coach, Billy Phambala, has been banned for the entire first-round of the 2018 TNM Super League season.
\nSuper League of Malawi (Sulom) has banned Phambala after finding him guilty of misconduct during a game that ended in a 1-1 draw against Blue Eagles at Nankhaka Stadium in Lilongwe on August 2 2017.
\nSulom General Secretary, Williams Banda, has confirmed the ban through a letter issued Tuesday.
\nThe letter states that Phambala uttered abusive language and allegedly manhandled female referee Agnes Chamaele during the game.
\nSulom has ordered Phambala to pay a fine of K400,000 as part of the punishment that will also see him banned from accessing dressing rooms and technical area.
\nThe letter adds that KB was found guilty of failing to control their officials who uttered abusive language to referees, and also damaged a dressing room door.
\n\u201cKamuzu Barracks is, hereby, fined K500, 000, payable before their next official match, and are seriously warned against repeating these uncalled for behaviour,\u201d reads the letter in part.
\nKB General Secretary, Micheal Chemaele, confirmed receipt of the letter from Sulom over the ban.
\n\u201cIt is true that I have received the letter, indicating that we need to pay K500, 000 and do some maintenance at Nankhaka Stadium [for dressing door which was damaged during the fracas]. Our coach Phambala has also been banned, so, I can\u2019t comment much. Let us talk once I meet my colleagues,\u201d Chemaele said.
\nDuring the match, Samson Chiponda scored for KB and Mphatso Phillimon equalised for Eagles.
\nKB thought they had scored the second goal through Kelvin Hang\u2019anda but it was disallowed, to spark the controversy.
\nKB failed to defend the league title, after finishing the just-ended season on position eight with 42 points from 30 matches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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