IDCC orders Leopards, Sony match replay

Independent Disciplinary and Complaints Committee has ruled that Kenyan Premier League match between Sony and AFC be replayed at Awendo.

As exclusively reported by Goal, the Independent Disciplinary and Complaints Committee has ruled that Kenyan Premier League match between Sony Sugar and AFC Leopards' be replayed at Awendo Green Stadium.
IDCC has further ruled that KPL inspect Awendo Green Stadium and ensure it is suitable to host Premier League matches. Should Awendo not be suitable then Sony will be obliged to host their match against AFC at Moi Stadium, Kisumu.
KPL had awarded the match to Leopards on a 2-0 result after Sony failed to show up at Afraha Stadium in Nakuru where the league body had programmed the fixture to be played on August 6.
Sony declined to play in Nakuru saying the match was their home match and must be played in Awendo after KPL had ruled that the tie was a high risk fixture that could not be held at the sugar millers' facility over security concerns. Sony subsequently appealed to IDCC after KPL awarded the match to Leopards.
IDCC opined that the designation of matches as “high risk” must be fair, and must not favour any club.
“Should the (KPL) Stadia and Security Committee establish that Awendo Green Stadium is not a suitable and secure venue for hosting KPL matches, it shall clearly indicate what actions Sony Sugar FC must take to ensure the suitability of Awendo Green Stadium, and provide a time frame within which it shall ascertain compliance with the required actions,” IDCC stated.
The complaints body ordered KPL to ensure the match is replayed before the end of the league season.
“The Kenyan Premier League shall reimburse AFC Leopards SC the expenses it incurred in relation to Match No. 158. In this respect, AFC Leopards SC shall present to the Kenyan Premier League proof of the said expenses by the 29th of August 2014,” IDCC further stated.
The IDCC will issue a reasoned ruling on the case on August 29.
The Independent Disciplinary and Complaints Committee is the tribunal for resolving disputes in the game of football managed under the auspices of Kenyan Premier League Limited.