Protests pile as Rollers stretch lead

Gilport Lions kicked off the chain of protests when they challenged Ofentse Nato’s eligibility to play for Rollers before Centre Chiefs followed.

FC Satmos also played their game against Rollers under protest citing Terrence Mandaza’s registration as improper. Both Chiefs’ protests have been dismissed as well as Gilport Lions. Chiefs are, however, expected to appeal the Friday ruling in which they wanted the BPL disciplinary committee (DC) to declare both Mandaza and Nato as defaulters. Their argument was that Rollers have exceeded the required number of players registered with the BPL. Their submission was that both Nato and Mandaza should not have been registered since Rollers had already reached their quota. The DC, however, dismissed the protest after finding out that all Premier League sides have not complied with the rule.