67-0 in a vital match has disowned
and disbanded the club.
Bubayaro lost heavily to Police Machine,
who were looking to secure promotion to
the lowest tier of the Nationwide League
Division.
Machine's promotion rivals Plateau
United Feeder won their match against
Akruba, played simultaneously, 79-0.
Nigeria's football authorities have
suspended all four clubs involved, calling
the results "mind-boggling".
Police Machine needed to win and
outscore Plateau United Feeder, but the
final results would have seen the latter
promoted on goal difference.
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF)
has imposed an indefinite ban on the
four clubs and struck the results from
the records, with further investigations
promised.
Feeder scored 72 of their goals in the
second half, while Police Machine found
the net 61 times after the break in their
match.
Bubayaro owner Shuaibu-Gara Ahmed
Gombe, who was in Lagos and not at his
club's game, said he had ordered the
team not to play the match but he was
ignored by team officials.
"As soon as I heard the result, I
disbanded the team," he told BBC Sport.
"It's disappointing that some people
would bring the game to disrepute out of
desperation."
He added: "I have written a petition to
the (state) police in Bauchi to investigate
this shame and arrest anyone found to
be involved."
It is also claimed that attempts to make
arrests after the Bubayaro match were
thwarted when players and officials
disappeared immediately after full-time.
Some who attended the two matches
reported incidents including questionable
refereeing decisions, inexplicable added
time and club officials rather than ball
boys returning balls into play
immediately after goals had been scored.
A journalist who saw Bubayaro's defeat
against Police Machine, and who asked
not to be identified in order to protect
his own safety, told BBC Sport: "In the
second half, we started witnessing
outrageous own goals, free-kicks and
terrible goalkeeping.
"Feeders blasted goal after goal past
Bubayaro. Officials of the club turned
into emergency ball boys, instead of
retrieving the ball from the net, they
quickly threw another ball into the centre
circle.
"It was ridiculous, because the losing
side didn't make any effort and the
officiating was abysmal, with
controversial calls being made and
unaccounted additional minutes played.
"Some people were on their mobile
phones updating officials at the other
venue."
The NFF called the situation a "mind-
boggling show of shame" and said
players, match officials and the
tournament coordinator will be
investigated for match-fixing.
NFF's organising committee chairman
Mike Umeh said: "It is unacceptable - a
scandal of huge proportions. The teams
are suspended indefinitely, pending
further sanctions.
"We will investigate this matter
thoroughly and get to the bottom of it."
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