Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, on Friday, met with the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation, NPFL Club Owners’
Association, as well as the Nigeria Referees Association , to deliberate on key issues necessary for the development of the NPFL and football in the country.
He decried the omission of Nigerian referees for AFCON 2023 duties as a sad reality and thus the need to look inwardly and reorganize the state of football in the country. “Corruption and kickbacks must not be tolerated. We are likely in this sorry state more because of what had happened in the past, but it is incumbent on us to take action points from our deliberations and define the future of our game. We must put our house in order internally before we focus on the external determinants of our reputation.”
Speaking at the meeting, the President of the NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau stated that the Federation has made changes to enhance the performance of referees in the country and younger individuals are now being supported to take up officiating roles. He added that the NFF is developing a project in conjunction with CAF and FIFA, to enhance both the physical and educational aspects of match officials in the country.
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