Based on the need to maintain quality officiating in the ongoing domestic leagues in Nigeria, referees on duty have been told to keep the good work on.
President of the Nigeria Referees Association, NRA, Otunba Tade Azeez informed the referees that nothing than fair and firm officiating is expected from them.
The crucial oriental derby in Owerri; Heartland vs Enyimba has FIFA Adebimpe Quadri of Lagos as the refeee with Ismaila Abubakar of Taraba and FIFA Beauty Terna of FCT as Assistant Referees 1 and 2 respectively.
An army officer, Brigadier General Fawole Olawale, a FIFA Referee assisted by another FIFA referee, Peter Ogwu, alongside Michael Uba, are involved in the Plateau vs Akwa Utd game.
Chief Physical Fitness Instructor of the NFF Referees Committee, Engr Emma Imiere and another of the federation’s Technical Instructor and International Assessor, Peter Edibe have been deployed to the centers this weekend as Assessors. While Imiere a retired FIFA Referee will supervise the refereeing team led by Zakari Mohammed for the Abia Warriors vs Shooting Stars game, his counterpart, Edibe is for the Rangers vs Pillars game to be handled by the squad led by Ahmed Lamido of Yobe state.
Not left out in the assessment of performances of referees this Week 15 is another retired FIFA referee but of the women cadre, Bola Abidoye of Kaduna Council. She will be on the stands to observe the Habib Ghali of Kano refereeing crew involved in the Rivers vs Nassarwa match.
NIGERIA FOOTBALL FEDERATION
MATCH OFFICIALS APPOINTMENTS: (REFEREES COMMITTEE)
LEAGUE: 2021– 2022 NIGERIA PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE FOOTBALL APPOINTMENT DATE:27/2/22
MATCH WEEK: 15
KWAR UTD VS NIGER TORNADEOS
MANSUR SHUAIBU KT
EZEOGU OKECHUKWU EN
GIWA MUIZ LG
AHMED ABDULLAHI BA
AKOKOBA VICTOR ED
MFM FC VS SUNSHINE STARS
IBRAHIM MAJIDADI GM
ABDULLAHI ABUBAKAR NG
OSUNDE IDOWU STANLEY TR
IKENNA OKERULU SK
NKENKA UGOCHUKWU AB
HEARTLAND FC VS ENYIMBA INT
AJANIRAOS
ADEBIMPE QUADRI LG
ISMAIL ABUBAKAR TR
BEAUTY TERNA FCT
TEJITI DIGBORI DT
REMO STARS VS KATSINA UTD
S A FOWOMOLA KW
CHIDIEBERE ONYEMEZIE FCT
ONUNWOR AMOS RV
A BAKARI BA
SMART UDEH EB
DAKADA FC VS LOBI STARS
YUNUZA ALIYU KD
YUSIF INDABAWA A KN
OJO AYINDE LG
MAMUNU UMAR KN
UDEH KINGSLEY AN
PLATEAU UTD VS AKWA UTD
DALHA ADAMU GAYA KN
FAWOLE OLAWALE KD
PETER OGWU BA
MICHEAL UBAH KD
USMAN ABDULMAJID OY
WIKKI TOURIST VS GOMBE UTD
MARYAM ABUBAKAR NG
FARO ABDULRAHMAN LG
FIBOZE SAMSON FCT
FRIDAY MFON AK
AHMAD RABIU KN
ABIA WARRIORS VS SHOOTING STARS
ENGR EMMANUEL IMIERE ED
ZAKARI MOHAMMED NG
TIJJANI MUSTAPHA KT
MOH MOH ZACHI YB
IBODOR OVIE DT
RANGERS INT VS KANO PILLARS
PETER EDIBI CR
LAMIDO AHMED YB
KAREEM RIDWAN LG
FRIDAY EMEJE ABU KG
UBOHO SUNDAY AK
RIVERS UTD VS NASARAWA UTD
BOLA ABIDOYE KD
HABIBU GHALI KN
USMAN ABDULLAHI GM
MARUFF AROMONA LG
MOHD ZANGO KNOW
The NRA wishes the referees good luck in their games and safe journey.