As the NPFL enters Week 6, referees on duty for this weekend’s matches have been enjoined to eschew acts not in conformity with the Laws of Game and competition rules.
This charge was given by the President of the Nigeria Referees Association, NRA, Otunba Tade Azeez.
Otunba Tade Azeez disclosed that going by standard practice in modern day refereeing, compromise has no place irrespective of distractions.
He further urged teams and state FAs to provide a conducive environment for fair and firm officiating.
One of the very good hands lifted from the Nigeria National League, NNL, Edwin Anyanwu, a graduate of sociology from Ignatius Ajuru university of education, very athletic, an advocate for good football who had a brief spell with Daar Communication, from the Rivers State Council, will have his baptism of fire with the Oriental Derby in Okigwe; Abia Warriors vs Heartland FC of Owerri.
Under the watchful eyes of a retired premier league referee from Kano , Iyan Garba Hamza as Assessor, Anyanwu will rely on the capable hands of Musa Isiyaku and Blessing Arasonwan of Jigawa and Lagos respectively.
Another derby in the North Central zone, Nassarawa Utd vs Lobi Stars of Markurdi will have three members of the international referees crew from Nigeria; FIFas Grema Mohammed of Borno, Usman Abdulmajeed of Oyo and Akwa Ibom’s Mfom Friday on parade. Kebbi state referees chairman Ibrahim Ngaski is the Assessor.
The top of the bill cracker in Nnewi, the adopted home of Rangers in the game against Kwara United has tested hand in Ibrahim Abdurazak of Borno while another new comer to the scene from the NNL, Sanusi Hussaini Jega of Kebbi will take charge of the Wikki vs Remo match.
A civil defence officer from Ogun State, Ajibola Kassim with experienced hands Safiyanu Bazza AD, and Ebuka Emmanuel of Cross River will be in Kaduna for Kano Pillars vs Niger Tornadoes with an able assessor, Mike Okwechime as Assessor.
The appointment for Week 6 by the Referees Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF
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AKWA UTD VS KATSINA UTD
AMAO OPEYEMI KW
MUSIBAUDEEN IBRAHIM EB
KAREM RIDWAN LG
ADEMA NELSON BN
MOHD MOHD NG
ADA EDWARD AN
UYO
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GOMBE UTD VS ENYIMBA INT
AYENI S.T LG
BELLO ADULGANIYU KD
KITWUNA G JOSEPH PL
WALE OGUNSUA EK
ATU EMMANUEL CR
EZRA GODIT PL
GOMBE
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SHOOTING STARS VS SUNSHINE STARS
PROMISE U FCT
BALA ALIYU KYARI SK
COURT SAMSON AB
ISYAKU MUSA NS
CHINEDU LAWYER DT
BOLA AYORINDE LG
IBADAN
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KANO PILLARS VS NIGER TORNADEOS
MIKE OKWECHIME DT
AJIBOLA KAZIM OG
SAFIYANU BAZZA AD
EBUKA EMMANUEL CR
CHUKWUKA JAHLOVE AN
MOHD MANZO GM
KADUNA
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RIVERS UTD VS KWARA UTD
IBRAHIM BUDAH SK
IBRAHIM ABDULRAZAK BO
OGUNJUMELO ADEYINKA OD
SANUSI UMAR IDRIS KN
EZE EDWIN C EN
HALIRU ALHASSAN KN
PORTHACOURT
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RANGERS INT VS MFM FC
SANI MOHAMMED ZM
MAGASHI DONALD BN
STANLEY IDOWU TR
AKILU USMAN ZM
SODIARY COOKEY RV
MIKE NDIDI FCT
NNEWI
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ABIA WARRIORS VS HEARTLAND FC
HAMZA GARBA KN
ANYANWU EDWIN CHIMA RV
MUSA ISIYAKU JG
BLESSING ARASONMAN LG
ADEJOH NOAH KD
ABDULHAMID BABARABI NS
OKIGWE
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WIKKI TOURIST VS REMO UTD
ADAMS IBRAHIM KG
SANUSI HUSSAINI JEGA KB
JIMMY AMUGBONRIE ED
UDEH SMART EB
CHADO MOHAMMED NG
TANIMU UMAR KB
BAUCHI
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PLATEAU UTD VS DAKKADA FC
PARIS HASSAN BA
ABDULMAJID SAIDU ZM
AKINSANYA SEGUN OY
KINGSLEY NNAEMEKA AB
AHMED ABDULLAHI BA
BABAGONI GREMA BO
JOS
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NASARAWA UTD VS LOBI STARS
NGASKI A. IBRAHIM KB
GREMA MOHD BO
USMAN ABDULMAJEED OY
FRIDAY MFON A AK
IKENNA OKEULU SK
SABO BABAYARO KD
LAFIA
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Otunba Tade Azeez wishes all officials best of luck and journey mercies.
