{"id":9803,"date":"2017-07-04T12:26:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T12:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=9803"},"modified":"2017-07-04T12:57:08","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T12:57:08","slug":"both-kpl-and-kdf-must-take-action-against-waruru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/both-kpl-and-kdf-must-take-action-against-waruru\/","title":{"rendered":"Both KPL and KDF must take action against Waruru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tol_JFuIoiA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nGor Mahia have accused Stephen Waruru of provoking traveling fans by making obscene gestures at them. And according to the TV report above, the incident was witnessed by reporters. It is also against FIFA rules to celebrate in an inflammatory manner. And it brings the league into disrepute.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, Kogalo officials also reported that their team bus was attacked by unknown people. The club has also blamed Waruru \u201cfor provoking Gor\u2019s supporters and making obscene gestures at the travelling fans while celebrating his last-minute goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is uncouth and barbaric of Waruru to provoke our fans by using his middle finger to insult our travelling fans,\u201d read a statement posted on Monday on social media pages affiliated to K\u2019Ogalo.<\/p>\n<p>But Ulinzi denied the claims, saying Waruru broke out in his traditional celebratory dance \u201cwhich has always included pointing to the skies using his fore finger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing like that happened. Gor Mahia fans were simply annoyed that they conceded an equaliser.<br \/>\n\u201cWaruru always raises his fore finger skywards whenever he scores and that is what he did and it is not provocative. A number of our players were injured so we have a meeting to discuss the issue and deliberate on our next move,\u201d said Ulinzi vice-chairman Major Joe Birgen to the Nation newspaper .<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/soldier-injured.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"320\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gor Mahia player attends to an injured soldier <br \/>Image courtesy of Abraham Abu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If found guilty, the 15-time champions could face a number of sanctions including stadium bans for their fans, hefty fines, as well as docking of points as was the case in May last year.<\/p>\n<p>What is not in doubt is that Waruru did indeed seek to provoke fans by celebrating in front of them. This is unsportsmanlike conduct from a footballer and KPL should take action in order to prevent players from provoking fans in a similar manner in the future. The action itself and the reaction it provokes from fans brings the league into disrepute, something the league cannot afford now.<\/p>\n<p>It is also conduct unbecoming of a soldier and eyewitness accounts corroborate the claim. Furthermore such indiscipline reflects poorly on the KDF at a time when they already have a lousy reputation in some circles. Therefore the KDF should sanction him as well.<\/p>\n<p>Gor Mahia fans only reacted after being provoked by Waruru. 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