01.08.2026

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Gusau referee reforms ignite debate over age limits and VAR plan

Noble Onyeagoro
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Gusau referee reforms have become a midday argument in Nigerian football after the NFF president backed VAR training for 10 officials, pushed strict age limits in recruitment and insisted that computer literacy can no longer be optional. The plan is being framed as reform, but the real debate is whether the federation is finally confronting a broken officiating culture....

NFF Electoral Committee inauguration sets stage for September 26 vote in Lafia

Noble Onyeagoro
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The NFF has inaugurated its Electoral Committee and Electoral Appeals Committee ahead of the federation’s 2026-2030 Executive Committee elections, with officials promising a fair process and confirming September 26 in Lafia as voting day. The move shifts attention from routine administration to the power structure that will shape Nigerian football’s next leadership cycle for the sport....

NPFL suspend Kennedy Boboye for 17 matches, sanction Bendel Insurance after Plateau United draw

Noble Onyeagoro
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The NPFL have suspended Bendel Insurance head coach Kennedy Boboye for 17 matches and fined him ₦2 million after the club’s chaotic 2-2 draw with Plateau United. Bendel Insurance were also hit with multiple sanctions, including fines and three home games behind closed doors....

Rivers United reclaim NPFL summit as Rangers slip and survival fight tightens

Noble Onyeagoro
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Rivers United climbed back to the top of the NPFL after coming from behind to beat Kun Khalifat 4-2, while Shooting Stars dented Enugu Rangers with a 3-1 win in Ibadan. With five matches left, the title race tightened, continental hopes shifted, and pressure deepened at the bottom of the table across the division again....

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