Club in Sierra Leone being investigated for 91-1 win could be promoted

(BBC) A second-tier football club in Sierra Leone will be allowed to play in promotion play-offs despite still being under investigation for alleged match manipulation in a game which finished 91-1.

Gulf FC qualified for the Super 10 phase of the league after they defeated Koquima Lebanon 3-0 while closest challengers Kahunla Rangers lost 1-0 to Lumbebu United in replayed matches on Sunday.

The meetings between the respective clubs last month drew global headlines after Kono-based Gulf beat city rivals Koquima by a margin of 90 goals and Rangers, from Kenama, thrashed Lumbebu United 95-0.

Those two results were annulled because of allegations of match manipulation, forcing the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) to launch an investigation.

The four teams involved were suspended by the organisers of the games, the Eastern Region FA (ERFA), an affiliate body to the SLFA.

However, the bans were lifted by the ERFA last Thursday based on the findings of its disciplinary committee, which are yet to be made public.

“Based on the report we got from the ERFA we allowed the matches to be replayed so that we can meet our calendar,” SLFA president Thomas Daddy Brima told BBC Sport Africa.

“But that does not in any way mean we have closed the case. We are sending it to Fifa and Caf (the Confederation of African Football) for them to look at it and advise accordingly.

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