Penal procedures imposed on teams boycotting tournament [Archives:2006/916/Local News]

SANA'A ) The Yemeni Football Federation (YFF) Temporary Committee took firm penal procedures – including fines totaling 100,000 Yemeni Riyals – against teams refusing to join 2006 premier league tournaments, official media reported Thursday. Previous match results were counted in favor of teams that joined the tournament.

According to sporting officials, no match has been delayed or halted since the tournament's beginning, except between Tawen Baadan and Shabab Al-Jeel.

The Ahli Sana'a, Hilal Hodeida, Sa'ab Ibb, Sha'ab Hadramout, Al-Yarmouk, Hassan, Al-Rashid and Tadhamun Shabwa clubs have boycotted the tournament, while other clubs refused to participate in matches that began Jan. 19. The second week's matches are expected to be canceled, as the timetable involves teams boycotting the tournament.

YFF Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Saleh Al-Eisi and Shawqi Ahmad Hayel, Businessman and Chairman of Al-Saq Club, met the Minister of Youth and Sports to discuss disputes between the Yemeni football teams and suggest possible solutions, sporting officials reported.
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