The Fufa Appeals Committee has upheld the decision of the FUFA Disciplinary Panel in regards to replaying the Onduparaka versus KCCA fixture.
In a communication released on February 1, less than 24 hours after KCCA threatened not to honour the game citing no communiqué to their appeal over replaying the match, the Appeals committee states that the Kasasiro didn’t provide sufficient evidence to suggest an overturn of the decision.
The Committee has decided to communicate only the following summary terms of the decisions.
1. Upon critical analysis of the grounds of appeal filed by KCCA Football Club against the decision of the FUFA Competitions Disciplinary Panel passed on the 31st December 2022, the Committee found that NO sufficient evidence was presented by KCCA FC to convince the Committee to overturn the decision of the Competitions Disciplinary Panel.
2. Consequently, the appeal filed by KCCA FC did not succeed and as a result the decision of the Competitions Disciplinary Panel passed on the 31st December 2021 is maintained in its entirety.
3. The Committee so orders Note relating to terms of the decision: The Appeals Committee has decided to communicate only the terms of the decision. Any request for the grounds or the reasoning of the entire decision must be sent in writing to the FUFA Secretariat within seven (7) days of receipt of the decision.
For purposes of Clarity, Such a request does not affect the terms of the decision, which come into force with immediate effect.
Background
Last month, the fixture between Onduparaka and KCCA ended prematurely with the game at 2-2 in injury time after the home fans at Green Light stadium protested a penalty call against them in the 90+7 minute.
Referee Ronald Madanda had no choice to end the game and he has since been banned by the referees’ committee and investigations over him ongoing.
A replay was ordered at neutral Bombo Military Barracks stadium and is scheduled to take place on Thursday this week.
It remains to be seen how KCCA will react to the appeals committee decision but Onduparaka has already expressed its readiness to play.
