The President of the Nigeria Referees Association Tade Azeez has insisted that the Association will boycott any League centre that threatens its members in the remaining matches of the League season.

Tade however assured all the League clubs of the commitment of his men in the remaining matches of the League.

He assured clubs that the watchword of match officials is to provide Good Officiating at all times, and this remains sacrosanct.

Tade disclosed that despite the challenges faced by the referees arising from threats, intimidation and assaults at match venues especially from home teams and supporters are pedestrian distractions that can’t stop his members from being free, fair and firm in their conducts stating that the arbiters have once again be instructed to sustain the tempo in today’s encounters with first class performances.

The NRA boss advised clubs and their officials to desist from acts that are inimical to the growth of the domestic league.

Otunba Tade Azeez reiterated the earlier position of the association to keep away from grounds where referees are maltreated in the course of discharging his or her duties accurately.

In the NPFL Week 20 matches, A policeman, Moruf Afolabi assisted by Yinka O of Ondo and Imo State Frank Agugesi under the Assessorship of Abuja based retired FIFA referee, Abraham Zakowi, shall handle the Akwa United vs Yobe in Uyo while Auwal R of Zamfara leads Emma Apine and Chris Agbgbatu of Benue and Delta respectively in the South West derby in Lagos; MFM vs Remo Stars. The secretary of the FCT Referees Council, Gambo is the Assesor.

While an Army officer Col Fawole, a FIFA referee will be with the whistle at the centre in Jos where Plateau United host North Central zone neighbours, Nassarawa Utd with Sodiq Sonibare of Lagos and Apeh Paul of Cross River on the lines, his colleague from Kaduna council Ishaya Patrick assisted by Shittu Idris and Effiom Paul of Ogun and Cross River councils respectively will be in charge of the Markudi clash; Lobi vs Rangers.

Other appointments are:

Insurance vs Katsina
Obot M FCT,
Ihenacho C AB, Gbenga O KW
Olalekan OS
Abidoye B KD Fifa Rtd Assesor

Elkanemi vs Delta Force
G Adejoh Moriho KW
Muyiwa O OY, Ahmed T KT,
Alhassan M FCT
Comrade Jibrin Bancir PL Assessor

Enyimba vs Wikki
Wale Adeniyi OY
Zakari A JG, Magashi BN
Umoh Sylvanus AK
Mohammed Yakubu KN Assessor

Gombe vs FC Ifeanyi Uba
Tivkor Thomas BN
Alhassan A KB, Yusuf Abibatu RV FIFA
Saeed Babajide OD

MFM vs Remo
Auwal R ZM
Apine Emma, BN, Chris A DT
Salmanu A KN
Gambo FCT Assessor

Heartland vs Abia
Markus Bwashi BA
Seun Olanrewaju NG, Yinka Bakare EK
Hassan A TR
Ayeni LG FIFA rtd Assessor

Akwa vs Yobe
Moruf Afolabi KW
Yinka O OD, Frank Aguguesi IM,
Haruna I KG
Zakowi FCT Assessor

Kwara vs Rivers
Babayo Shehu GM
Abba A KN, Ogbonna E OY
Ovie DT
Odionye Felix EB Assessor

Sunshine vs Tornadoes
Nura A ZM
Saeed A SO, Nwandu O IM
Konye RV
Mohammed Odihili DT Assessor

Kano Pillars vs Go Round
Sani Abdul BA
Akinola Moroof OY, Maaji Mohd NG
Uzonna Anthony AB
Bola Sekitiri OD Fifa Rtd Assessor

Lobi vs Rangers
Ishaya P KD
Shittu OG, Effiom Paul CR
Tijani GM
Mohammed AD Assessor

Plateau vs Nassarawa
Col Fawole KD FIFA
Sodiq Sonibare LG, Apeh Paul CR
Bazza Sufiyan AD
Bakare BA Assessor