Ikeobi, Yusuf Named as Nigeria’s WAFU-B U17 Girls Tournament Referees
Scholastica Ikeobi and Gbemisola Yusuf have been identified as Nigeria’s two young refereeing representatives for the WAFU-B U17 Girls Tournament in Côte d’Ivoire....
Nigerian Referees
Nigeria Wants a Football Reset — But Referees Say Old Indemnities Are Still Unpaid
Nigeria has ordered a sweeping football reset built around governance, accountability and stronger institutions. But as the new NPFL season begins under a $7.5m title sponsorship, affected match officials say payments from the previous campaign remain outstanding. The dispute presents the reform with an early credibility test: who owes what, who was responsible for disbursement and who now closes the books?...
CAF Snubs Nigerian Referees for AFCON 2025 — NFF Admits Standards Gap
The Confederation of African Football has again omitted Nigerian referees from the preparatory list for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The Nigeria Referees Association admitted that no local official met CAF’s elite requirements, citing failed fitness and VAR certification tests, while the NFF pledged reforms to restore Nigeria’s lost credibility....