A thunder strike struck and killed a Nigerian referee inside the field while he was officiating a match in Niger State, North-Central Nigeria. Mustafa Bello, the late referee was struck by thunderstorm while taking charge of a friendly match in Madalla, Niger State on Tuesday Mustafa was ... Read more...
I was still trying to understand the games being played by some Football Associations (FA) chairmen in a bid to remain in office while some government officials have usurped the role of FA chairmen in a bid to put their stooges in office, in the process of still trying to come to terms with the... Read more...
By Vitus Michael Retired Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL referee, match commissioner and businessman, Joseph Okeke has lampooned Tade Azeez-led Nigerian Referees Association, NRA for their insensitivity in allowing Nigeria Football Federation, NFF to conduct fitness test for referees... Read more...
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By Amaechi Agbo World football governing body, FIFA has released the list of 61 officials to take charge of the forthcoming 2022 U-17 Women's World Cup in India with Morocco and Mauritania getting slot each for centre referees. Despite Nigeria female referees international showing especially ... Read more...
By Our Correspondent A former FIFA badged referee, Festus Bolaji Okubule popularly known as Show Boy is dead. Bolaji Okubule, the FIFA graded referee died in Tuesday, April 5th He was aged 80. According to Kapital FM Abuja, late Show Boy would forever remain a reference in the history ... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo It appears there is no love lost between two most successful Nigerian club sides, Rangers International Football Club of Enugu and Enyimba International Football Club of Aba, Abia States as the two Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL giants are set to be engulfed in le... Read more...
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By Amaechi Agbo The Nigeria Referees Association, NRA have branded football referees in the country as failures following the none inclusion of any Nigeria referee centre referee at the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON in Cameroon, www.bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. Nigeria had ... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The Nigerian Referees Association, NRA has disclosed that it will henceforth not send its officials to officiate any Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL matches involving Dakkada FC of Akwa Ibom State, www.bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. The decision to boycott leag... Read more...
By Ebube Dike The Nigeria Referees Associatian, NRA, regrets the inconveniences members on duty have been experiencing, especially, in troubled areas of the country. In a release Sunday, the association noted that it is fully aware of the challenges and particularly concerned about those who ... Read more...
Referee Alajiki Joel may have rightly been santioned for alleged bad officiating in the VFC vs Stores NNL clash. But don't kill the Ref yet. Rather, I urge you to blame @thenff (Nigeria Football Federation) & the Nigeria Football Referees Association (NRA) for stalling on Regular Retraining o... Read more...