When the Nigeria Premier League season kicks off on Saturday, Only
FIFA-badged referees will be listed to handle those games designated as ‘star
matches.
Chairman of the NFF Referees Committee, Alhaji Muazu Suleyman has revealed.
Speaking
at the badging of Nigerian FIFA referees for the Year 2012 in Abuja on Wednesday,
Suleyman said this is with a view to exposing the referees in order for world
football-governing body, FIFA and continental body, CAF to appreciate their
quality and give them more important assignments.
A
total of 27 Nigerian referees received FIFA badges in various categories at the
event that took place at the National Institute for Sports, inside the National
Stadium, Abuja.
Also
speaking at the occasion, which began with a minute’s silence in honour of FIFA
referee Auwalu Barau who died exactly a month earlier, NFF President Aminu
Maigari challenged them to strive harder in their assignments in order to be
accorded bigger duties by FIFA.
BREAKDOWN OF 27 FIFA-BADGED REFS:
FIFA MEN REFEREES: Solomon Wokoma, Bunmi Ogunkolade, Ago
Abubakar, Amao Joshua Opeyemi, Henry Ogunyamodi, Benjamin Odey
FIFA MEN ASSISTANT REFEREES: Peter Edibe, Sani Zubair, Robert
Aundugh, Chukwudi Onumajuru, Abel Baba, Tunde Abidoye
FIFA WOMEN REFEREES: Felicia Okwugba, Folusho Ajayi, Uloma
Nwogu
FIFA WOMEN ASSISTANT REFEREES: Grace Agudosi, Stella Eloji,
Bosede Momoh, Agatha Iyorhe
FIFA BEACH SOCCER REFEREES: Jelili Ogunmuyiwa, Suleiman
Jimeta, Mike Ushie, Sani Mohammed
FIFA FUTSAL REFEREES: Mark Agbo, Saheed Ayeni, Ibrahim
Umar, Paul Umuago
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