Gor Mahia coach banned for three KPL matches

Gor Mahia coach Sandro Fantoni has been handed a three match suspension.

The committee found Fantoni guilty of unsporting conduct during Gor Mahia’s league match against Muhoroni Youth last season. A statement on the league's official website confirmed, "Gor Mahia coach Sandro Fantoni has been handed a three-match suspension by the League’s Independent and Disciplinary Complaints Committee (IDCC).

"The committee found Fantoni guilty of unsporting conduct during Gor Mahia’s league match against Muhoroni Youth last season. The Kenyan Premier League had charged the Gor coach with violently provoking a Muhoroni Youth Club official during the pre-match warm-up of the said fixture and also engaging in a fight with KPL official GMT Otieno.

"The committee also fined Fantoni Sh100, 000 and warned him of further, severe action should he commit a similar offense within the next six months of the 2017 season.

"The Independent Disciplinary and Complaints committee is the tribunal for resolving disputes in the game of Football managed under the auspices of the Kenyan Premier League Limited."