An additional sanction has been introduced for incidents during National 1 Basketball championship matches. The Senegalese Basketball Federation (FSBB) announced this Wednesday, January 15, 2025 the application of the withdrawal of points from the ranking in the National championship.
This 2025 season sees the entry into force of the new point withdrawal measure. “In accordance with the provisions of article 70, section B, paragraph 6 of the general regulations”. In previous seasons, the FSBB Legal and Disciplinary Commission noted numerous match incidents handled, the majority of which were throwing objects on the floor, disturbances during matches, insults and derogatory remarks towards officials. meetings. This method of sanction was also chosen by the governing body of Senegalese basketball. A beneficial gesture to ensure the success of the championship.
In this way: “Any club affiliated with the Federation which generally accepts the direct or indirect benefit of interventions in its favor from groups of supporters of friends or any third parties is held responsible towards the Federation for all acts carried out by these groups and which would be in violation of the regulations. »
Before, most teams were financially punished. This explained why the same incidents could happen again. However, with this new measure likely to cause a team to lose its position in the rankings, some supporters will take the time to think twice before taking an action that could have harmful repercussions on their team. The individuals responsible for the disturbances are thus informed.
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