As the NPFL approaches the crucial stages of the game, referees involved have been admonished to adopt best approaches in football Officiating.
This order was handed down by the President of the Nigeria Referees Association, NRA, Otunba Tade Azeez.
Otunba Tade Azeez who advised the referees to blow by the rules and refrain from any act that will bring the game to disrepute.
He disclosed that the referees body is concerned about the performances of members appointed for matches adding that zero tolerance to acts not in conformity to the laws of the game is still in force.
He wishes all traveling officials best of luck and journey mercies.
As Kwara United play host to Sunshine, an Asaba based lawyer Ibodor Ovie of the Delta State Referees councIl will lead the refereeing team comprising Court Sampson of Abia Kaduna’s Yahaya Ikara to Ilorin for the game.
An apostle of good officiating from the Kano State Referees councIl, Imam Malik joined by two assistants; Ismail Abubakar and Abubakar Jimoh both of Taraba and Lagos councils respectively will be for the crucial Rangers vs Rivers Utd in Awka while the Kano State Referees councIl chairman, Mallam Nasiru Ibrahim will assess how two women FIFA referees; Akintoye Yemisi and Abibatu Yusuf alongside Sufiyanu Bazza will handle the Niger Tornadoes vs Nassarwa clash.
2021– 2022 NIGERIA PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE FOOTBALL APPOINTMENTS
KWARA UTD VS SUNSHINE STARS
JUNADI MOHAMMED KN
IBODOR OVIE DT
COURT SAMSON AB
YAHAYA IKARA KD
MAIMURI HABU TR
MFM FC VS ENYIMBA INT
ROBERT AUNDUGH BN
AKANINYENE UDOETTE AK
USMAN ISAH KT
AUWAL USMAN GM
MUSTAPHA ALHASSAN FCT
HERATLAND FC VS KATSINA UTD
OSAYI MICHEAL ED
OLANIYI OLADAPO OD
OSUMAH AJIBOYE ED
KAZEEM A DOGARI YB
PANMUN EPHRAM PL
REMO STARS VS LOBI STARS
AMINU MAMMAGA ZM
GREMA MOHD BO
ANIEKWE ARINZE IM
SAVIOUR OGAR CR
ABDULMAJID SAIDU ZM
DAKKADA FC VS AKWA UTD FC
OBAYEMI BOSUN OG
JELLI OGUNMUYIWA LG
ABBA ABUBAKAR BA
ABDULLAHI I ADAMU NG
BROWN EBENEZER AB
PLATEAU UTD VS GOMBE WARRIORS
IBRAHIM BADA SK
CHUKWUKA JAHOVE AN
MOSES ALAYEMOLA SK
LATUNDE OLUWATOSIN OS
ANYANWU EDWIN C RV
WIKKI TOURIST VS SHOOTIG STARS
ROBERT AKPENKUUM FCT
AGUGUESI FRANKLY IM
TUNDE BELLO KW
FARUK KAKALE KB
ATU EMMANUEL CR
ABIA WARRIORS VS KANO PILLARS
JUSTIN TAKUN NS
LAMIDO AHMED YB
SEGUN AKINSANYA OY
FIZOBE SAMSON FCT
IGUDIA CELETINE ED
RANGERS Int’l VS RIVERS UTD
HUSSAINI KABIR LG
IMAMU MALIK KN
ISMAIL ABUBAKAR TR
ABUBAKAR JIMOH LG
HINDA SOLOMON FCT
NIGER Tornadoes VS NASAWARA UTD
NASIRU IBRAHIM KN
AKINTOYE YEMISI LG
SUFIYANU BAZZA AD
ABIBAT YUSUF RV
MUSA ISYAKU JG
