Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong on Thursday in Jos appealed to the Nigeria Football Federation to lift the 10-year ban placed on Plateau United Feeder Team for match-fixing.

Lalong, who was represented by the Commissioner for Sports, Danladi Mann, made the appeal at the opening ceremony of NFF’s 2017 Annual General Assembly.

The NFF in 2013 imposed a 10-year ban on four clubs and a life ban on some players.

The clubs and players were involved in amateur league play-off matches, which ended in scandalous 79-0 and 67-0 scorelines.

Plateau United Feeders and Police Machine went into their matches level on points, with promotion to the lowest tier of the Nigeria Nation Wide League at stake.

With both games being played at the same time, the Jos side scored 72 of their goals in the second half to beat Akurba FC 79-0.

Police Machine put 61 goals past Bubayero after half-time in their 67-0 victory.

Lalong, in his appeal, said the clubs after four years of serving the ban had shown remorse for their action.

NFF president Amaju Pinnick said the Federation would look into matter.

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Gov. Lalong begs NFF to lift 10-year ban placed on Plateau United