'Embarrassing' brawl over controversial penalty in SportPesa Premier League playoff

Outrage erupted in Kenya on Wednesday after a referee was attacked and chased out of a Nairobi stadium by fans for awarding a penalty during a key match.

Kariobangi Sharks and Mombasa United were vying over who would get to play in the top division next season.

The Nairobi-based Sharks were leading 2-1 when referee John Sulwe awarded the other side a penalty.

The team's players surrounded Sulwe and began to shove him, before the crowd invaded the pitch -- a plastic seat at one point flying through the air and narrowly missing his head.

He was forced off the field, escorted by stewards, and the match was abandoned in the 68th minute.

Kenyan newspaper The Standard featured a photo of Sulwe being punched in the face by a man in a yellow cap and called the whole episode "embarrassing" and "a disgrace",

Neither the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) nor the two teams have commented on the incident.

Adding to the indignity, the match was already an attempt to resolve a dispute between the two clubs.

Source: The Standard Sports