A Limpopo-based team in the South African football system’s bottom tier has been banned for life after scoring 59 goals in one match.
Matiyasi FC, fighting for promotion to the Provincial ABC Motsepe League, defeated Nsami Mighty Birds 59-1, with 41 of the goals coming from own-goals.
A player who was handed a red card in the first half was also recorded as scoring a goal in the second half.
The incident occurred last week and the South African Football Association (SAFA) has swiftly reacted.
According to FarPost.co.za, SAFA’s regional office in Limpopo summoned both clubs to a Disciplinary Committee hearing on 25 May 2022 in Giyani.
The teams were charged and found guilty of corruption and contravening the association’s statutes.
In the verdict, the clubs have been permanently banned from all football activities while the officials implicated from both clubs have also been given a five-year suspension within the region.
In another match from the same league, Shivulani Dangerous Tigers beat Kototo Happy Boys 33-1 on the same date. Seven own goals were also recorded.
The teams were also found guilty of contravening the SAFA rules and were handed a life-ban from all football activities.
