Managers suspended after violence at baibalaa tournament
Two managers of rival teams in the annual baibalaa tournament have been suspended after violence broke out at the end of a match last Monday. Footage shows players and supporters of teams BG and Club Teenage running onto the pit and throwing punches at each other.
17 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
Two managers of rival teams in the annual baibalaa tournament have been suspended after violence broke out at the end of a match last Monday.
Footage of the incident shows players and supporters of teams BG and Club Teenage running onto the pit and throwing punches at each other. BG was winning handily but the Teenage team was unhappy with the referee’s decisions.
No arrests were made but Specialist Operations police moved in to bring the situation under control.
Ruling party MP Ahmed Assad, head of the Baibalaa Association, told The Maldives Independent last week that the association’s disciplinary committee has suspended members from the management of both teams.
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