Referees on duty for the first match of the second half of the league have been advised to continue the perfect refereeing system that was the hallmark of the first stanza.
President of the Nigeria Referees Association, NRA, Otunba Tade Azeez gave the charge while asking the arbiters to conform to acceptable rules of football and competition guidelines.
Otunba Tade Azeez wished all match officials a successful outing and safe journey.
In today’s encounter at Enugu, a senior staff of the National Institute of Cultural Orientation, Abuja, a parastatal under the Ministry of Information and Culture, Gwautsa Jacob of the FCT Referees Council will be at the centre for the Rangers vs Akwa Utd encounter assisted by Abubakar Fagge of Kano and Lagos Sonibare Sadiq where a former Premier league referee and Council Chairman of Kwara Referees Council, T.A Mohammed is the Assessor
In the Pillars vs MFM game at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofarmata, Kano, another FCT referee and senior Road Safety officer, Superintendent Route Commander Micheal Obot will lead Godwin Ukpe and Frank Aguguesi of Akwa Ibom and Imo Councils respectively for the game.
In Ilorin, a traditional ruler and Referee Assessor, Oba James Odeniran, the Alakinyele of Akinyele and Environs,Oyo State will be on the stands to record the performances of an Army officer, Brigadier General, Fawole A ( FIFA ) of the Kaduna council while Kano council chairman, Nasiru Ibrahim supervises the activities of the referee team led by Ridwan Ayeni of the Lagos State council for the Plateau United vs Dakkada game in Jos.
For the Nassarawa vs Jigawa Stars encounter in Lafia, two FIFA Assistant Referees; Sam Pwadutakam and Digbori Tejiri will be running the lines for the Chairman of the Ogun State council, a top civil servant with the Ogun State Government, Obayemi Olatunbosun. Ekiti State referees Council Chairman, Chief Ayo Ariyo is the Assessor.
The appointment reads as follows;
ABIA WARRIORS vs ENYIMBA INTL
S S BELLO KW Assessor
RABIU AHMED KN Referee
MUYIWA OLADOJA OY Assistant Referee 1
PETER NNOROM NG Assistant Referee 2
TIJANI MAJIDADI GM Fourth Official
JOHN LADAN PL Match Commissioner
WARRI WOLVES vs KATSINA UTD
ANDARAWUS ISHIAKU BA
EZEOGU OKECHUKWU EN
SEGUN AKINSANYA OY
SUEN OLARENWAJU NG
ISA SANI TR
EMMA OCHIAGHA IM
RANGERS INTL vs AKWA UTD
T A MOHD KW
JACOB GWATSA FCT
ABUBAKAR A FAGGE KN
SONIBARE SADIG LG
AGBA SAMUEL CR
SHARIF KASIM KD
FC IFEANYIUBAH vs SUNSHINE STARS
ALIYU IDRIS KD
KASSIM ABDULSALAM ZM
FELIX ELUZO RV
ABUBAKAR MOHD NG
FRIDAY EMEJE KG
OSWALD ATUAKE CR
HEARTLAND FC vs ADAMAWA UTD
ALIYU LANCASTER ZM
DANKANO ABDULLAHI KG
CHINA LEVI RV
RABIU NURA KT
OGUNJEMELO ADEYINKA OD
AHMED SALIHU KB
KANO PILLARS vs MFM FC
IGWE ELECHI RV
MICHEAL OBOT FCT
GODWIN UKPE AK
FRANKLYN AGUGUESI IM
ABBA ABUBAKAR BA
SUNDAY LONGPAM PL
KWARA UTD vs RIVERS UTD
JAMES ODENIRAN OY
GEN FAWOLE A KD
ABDULGANIYU A BA
SARAFA AGBOOLA OS
KINGSLEY NNAEMEK AB
YAKUBU SARMA GM
PLATEAU UTD vs DAKKADA FC
NASIR IBRAHIM KN
RILWAN AYENI LG
IHEANACHO C AB
SALAUDEEN YUNUSA KN
HONG ZUBEIRU AD
TIMOTHY HEYMAN TR
WIKKI TOURIST vs LOBI STARS
TIJJANI M KT
BEN ONYIKA AK
YUSUF IBRAHIM KN
EMMANUEL OGBONNA OY
COSMOS OKOYE AN
SABO BABAYARO KD
NASARAWA UTD vs JIGAWA G STARS
AYO AREYO EK
OBAYEMI OLA OG
SAMUEL PWADU AD
DIGBORI TEJIRI DT
ORIOHA C AB
HADI ADAMU GM
