Crown FC suspend five players

Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) outfit, Crown FC, have suspended five of their playing personnel indefinitely following their implosion in Wednesday's match at Warri Wolves, 
Crown FC suffered a disappointing and heavy 1-7 loss to title-chasing Wolves, which has put the club's chances of survival in dire straits.
Following that humiliating defeat in mid-week, the club suspended their captain, Ayo Segun as well as the goalkeeper on the match day, Ayobami Ojo. Three outfield players, Benson Omodukwu, Mende Daniel and former Nigeria under-17 defender, Aigbe Oliha.
The players were, however, not handed letters of suspension but learned of their punishment from the club's information board in their Ogbomoso camp.
A backroom staff of the club hinted supersport.com that the players were suspended on allegations of throwing the game against Warri Wolves leading to the team's implosion.
"The management of our team has suspended five of our players. Our captain, Ayo Segun is one of those suspended. Benson Omodukwu, Mende Daniel, Aigbe Oliha and goalkeeper Ayobami Ojo are also suspended. The management put up the information on the notice board in our camp on Thursday. From what we were told, they (the management) say they believe these players sold out in the game and allowed Warri Wolves to win the match by 7-1 against us.
"It is quite unfortunate because what happened before that game was something that will put the conditioning of any player under test. We were made to trek for several minutes to the stadium due to the traffic jam in Warri since a political gathering was going on that day. We got to the stadium just 20 minutes before kick-off and the referee was magnanimous enough to give us five minutes extra to warm up before the match.
"Apart from that, how do you motivate players who are owed up to five months salaries as a coach to give their best? Surely they will be distracted by such because they don't know when the next pay day will come," the Crown FC backroom staff told supersport.com.
Crown FC currently occupy the 19th position in the NPFL standings with 36 points and will play hosts to one of the new boys in the premier division, Abia Warriors, this Sunday.