Tag: Referee
Gusau urges integrity as Nigerian referees receive FIFA badges in Abuja
Among the 30 referees who received badges, four are futsal referees, four are beach soccer referees, eleven are assistant referees, while eleven
Referee who handled Nigeria’s AFCON clash suspended
The federation stated that the suspension has no fixed end date. Guirat will undergo further review and assessment before any…
Morocco 2025: Youngest referee at AFCON to handle Nigeria vs Mozambique clash
CAF has selected an all-Cameroonian team of match officials to oversee the AFCON 2025 Round of 16 encounter between Nigeria’s…
Nigerian referees undergo training as NPFL set to deploy VAR for 2025/2026 season
preparations continue, the NPFL’s leadership remains committed to ensuring that VAR becomes a permanent fixture in Nigerian league football, marking…
Refereeing jinx shattered as Nigeria’s Akintoye makes WAFCON list
Akintoye, who hails from the Lagos State Referees Council, was among the elite group of African women referees invited for…
Ronaldo suspended for five matches for pushing referee
Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for five games after he was sent off in Real Madrid's 3-1 win against Barcelona…
Jigawa: 11 referees pass fitness test
The National League of Referees and Referees Assessors had approved the elevation of 11 candidates from Jigawa who passed the…
South African to referee Egypt vs Nigeria. Kick off 6pm
South Africa’s Daniel Frazer Bennett will be the centre referee at Borg el Arab Stadium in Alexandria today when Nigeria…
Nigeria’s referee gets FIFA assignment
Technical advisor on refereeing and NFF refereeing consultant, Mr. Linus Mba, has been appointed by world football –governing body, FIFA,…
CAF Bans Referee, Fines Tunisia $50k
CAF have banned referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn from Mauritius for six months and slapped a fine of $50,000 on Tunisia following…
NFF To Badge 28 FIFA Referees Thursday
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, will on Thursday in Lagos present badges to Nigeria’s FIFA Referees for the year 2015.…
Nigeria Premier League suspended over referees strike
Nigeria’s top flight football league was suspended on Wednesday after referees were directed not to take charges of matches in…
Gambian Referee For Nigeria/Ethiopia Match
World football-governing body, FIFA, has appointed Gambian official, Bakary Papa Gassama as the Referee for next week’s 2014 FIFA World…
Dolphins, Pillars At Crossroads
Nigeria Premier League NPL champions, Dolphins and Kano Pillars are locked in a off-the-field tussle over alleged threat from an…
Taekwondo Seminar Holds In Abuja
World Taekwondo Federation International Referee & Refresher course will hold from 17 to 20 April in Abuja, Nigeria. One hundred…
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England/Germany – Capello points to referee mistake
England coach Fabio Capello said Sunday that the ‘Lampard moment’ was the turning point of Germany’s 4-1 crushing of England.…