Referees on duty this weekend for the resumption of the second half of the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, have been told to use their decisions on the field of play show testimony of the good job of the technical and physical fitness instructors during the just concluded Mid Season Training program.
President of the Nigeria Referees Association, NRA, Otunba Tade Azeez gave the charge while marking the end of the exercise in Abuja.
According to Tade, the essence of the program organised by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, through the Referees Committee of the Federation is to ensure that match officials get abreast with latest refereeing techniques and translate same on the field of play.
The NRA President, further informed the referees that the association is concerned about the on and off the field conducts of its members to ensure they are in concomitant with the laws of the game and competition rules.
One of the Instructions who tutored the referees in Abuja during the mid season exercise, Barr Cecilia Ogbuji of Rivers State council will be on the stands to watch how Ebonyi based Sebastin Onwe alongside Jamilu Hamisu and Imuetinyan Ikponwonsa will handle the Sunshine vs Plateau match, as the Assessor while a physical fitness test Instructor, Abraham Zakowi, (FIFA rtd), will take charge of the refereeing team led by Lagos based Ridwan Ayeni comprising Sunday Iboho and Aminu Salihu.
In Lagos, a seasoned arbiter and soldier, Markus Bwashi of Bauchi to be assessed a retired premier league referee of the FCT, Friday Awugo will be at the centre of the MFM vs Heartland match as Nassarawa based Abdulahi Idris and Ibrahim Tijani of Katsina hold flags on the lines as Assistant Referees 1 and 2 respectively.
2021/2022 MATCH OFFICIALS APPOINTMENT MD 20
MFM FC VS HEARTLAND FC
FRIDAY AWUGO FCT Assessor
MARKUS BWASHI BA Referee
ABDULLAHI IDRIS NS Assistant Referee 1
IBRAHM TIJJANI KT Assistant Referee 2
OTUWHO MORRISSION DT Fourth Official
AZUKA OGOSI DT Match Commissioner
LAGOS
03/04/22
KWARA UTD VS REMO STARS
HUSSAINI ADAMU SK
AHMED RABIU KN
FELIX ELUOZOR RV
NDIOKWERE UCHE IM
HONG ZULKFILLI H AD
NUHU YAKUBU TR
ILORIN
03/04/22
NIGER TORANDES VS DAKKADA FC
EKE ONYEFORO AB
ADENIYI ADEWALE OY
IKENNA OKERULU SK
UMAR MAJIDADI GM
OKOYE COSMAS AN
PROF MRS SULEIMAN KD
KADUNA
03/04/22
SUNSHINE STARS VS PLATEAU UTD
BAR CECILLA RV
ONWE SEBATINE EB
JAMILU HAMISU KN
IMUETINYAN I ED
MAMURI HABIBU TR
AHMED ARGUNGU KB
IJEBU ODE
03/04/22
ENYIMBA INT VS WIKKI TOURIST FC
ABRAHAM ZAKOWI FCT
RIDWAN AYENI LG
UBOHO SUNDAY AK
AMINU SALIHU FCT
ISTAFANU MADUGU KD
JIBRIN HARUNA NG
ABA
03/04/22
KATSINA UTD VS ABIA WARRIORS
MODU MUSTAPHA BO
KATSINA
TBA
LOBI STARS VS RANGERS INT
YAHYA SUHUN AD
DR SULEIM NASIRU SK
SHITTU IDRIS OG
ATU EMMANUEL CR
GREMA MOHD BO
MACIDO GARBA ZM
MAKURDI
03/04/22
AKWA UTD VS RIVERS
AJANI R A OS
MOHD ZAKARI NG
LATUNDE TOSIN OS
KABIRU HARUNA ZM
COURT SAMSON AB
UMAR ISA KG
UYO
02/04/22
GOMBE UTD VS KANO PILLARS
JOHN MAGAJI NG
MOHD GATA NG
GIWA MUIZ LG
ANIEKWE ARINZE IM
SODAIARY COOKEY RV
HALADU AKWASHIKI NS
GOMBE
03/04/22
NASARAWA UTD VS SHOOTING STARS
SANI MOHD KD
LAWYER CHINEDU DT
OKO M. SUNDAY EN
DIDAM DOULGAS KD
SANI BABA BA
ABDULRAHM MOHD SO
JOS
03/04/22
The NRA wishes all appointed referees journey mercies and best of luck
