NFF Reads Riot Act To Referees
Following some controversial decisions by referees in the various leagues, the Nigerian Football Federation has issued stern warning to match officials; saying that serious measures are on the way to curb the incidence of poor officiating.
This was part of the decisions reached Wednesday, December , 10, 2025 at the board’s executive committee meeting held at the NFF Secretariat, Abuja.
According to the NFF, following an assessment of the performance of referees handling matches in all the Leagues (Nigeria Premier Football League; Nigeria National League, Nigeria Women Football League and the Nationwide League One), it is disappointed with the scorecard of a great number of the officials and will put in place stronger measures to curb the menance
” We’re really disappointed with the performance of some of our referees in all the league matches and sterner measures are on the way to curb the incidence of poor officiating.
“Incompetence, collusion with club officials and bare-faced manipulation of matches to favour certain teams and interests must be put to a stop and we’re out to fight it”, said the statement.
