Revealed: How Jigawa Golden Stars Feature Suspended Player In Win Over Rivers United

Revealed: How Jigawa Golden Stars Feature Suspended Player In Win Over Rivers United By Niyi Busari Jigawa Golden Stars have featured Richard Christopher (Jersey number 8) in their Nigeria Professional Football League match-day 34 home win over Rivers United two days after the League Management Company (LMC) suspended the player, BSNSports com.ng reports. The LMC had on Monday July 19 sent a letter signed by Stanley Ike on behalf of the Chief Operating Officer to Jigawa Golden Stars notifying them that the said player has been suspended following accumulation of five yellow cards in Match days 8, 10, 16, 17 and 33 of the 2020/21 NPFL games. The LMC statement added that the player is ineligible to feature in the game against Rivers United but the player was pictured to have played a major role in Jigawa Golden Stars 2-1 win on Wednesday. Jigawa Golden Stars with win moved above the relegation waters with a point to drop Sunshine Stars in the red zone (17th position). Jigawa Golden Stars have 39 points, the same with Wikki Tourists while Sunshine Stars have 38 points.