Provisional ban for Gregory Richardson

The undoubtedly talented Golden Jaguars and Pele Football Club striker Gregory “Jackie Chan” Richardson, has been issued a provisional ban by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).
The confirmation of the ban was made by President of the GFF Wayne Forde on Wednesday, which effectively means that Richardson will no longer be able to represent the Golden Jaguars in the ongoing Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup.
Richardson is not the only Pele player to face the brunt of the GFF, as teammates Travis ‘Zorro’ Grant and Omallo Williams were also given provisional bans for their involvement in the club’s “walk off” in a GFF/ Stag Elite League Finale match against Alpha United on May 18 at the Track and Field Facility at Leonora.

Based on reports, Richardson was shown a red card for allegedly using abusive language towards the official in complaint for the distance of the wall marked for an infraction. With protests coming in every direction from the Pele players who surrounded the official, Omallo Williams was then issued a red card moments later before the restart of the contest for allegedly using threatening language to the referee.
It was at this moment that the Pele players left the playing area in protest. Despite the attempts of the match commissioner to appease the situation, the players refused to take the playing area and the match was subsequently abandoned following discussions with the match commissioner and the Director of Competitions Ian Alves.
The club was also fined $200,000 (US$1,000), for bringing their clash with Alpha United to an abrupt end.