Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Hussein Mohammed/FILEMara Sugar will face Compel FC after the Football Kenya Federation found AFC Leopards guilty of abandonment of their Mozzart Bet Cup round of 32 encounter at Jomo Kenyatta Stadium in Mamboleo, Kisumu, on March 8.
The match was abandoned in the 89th minute.
The FKF Leagues and Competitions Committee, sitting on March 18, concluded that "AFC Leopards fans, through their misconduct, caused the abandonment of the match after they invaded the field of play to protest against the referee’s decision to rescind an earlier awarded penalty.”
The committee said as per Article 6.4(iv) of the Mozzart Bet Cup regulations and Article 3.5.6 of the rules and regulations governing Kenyan football, AFC Leopards shall forfeit the match, and the same shall be awarded to Mara Sugar, who shall progress to the next round of the competition.
The committee warned Leopards against their fans' misconduct and advised the club to formulate measures to curb hooliganism and violence during their matches.
Compel advanced to the Round of 16 after beating Green Snipers 1-0.
