By Esther Egbe
The Chairperson of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Referees and Development Committee, Faith Irabor, has charged the officiating officials for the Nigeria National League (NNL) season opener between Abakaliki FC and Madiba FC of Lagos to exhibit best practices and set high standards.
The Referees Committee boss gave the charge during Referee seminar in Abuja today, highlighting the importance of fair and standard officiating in the growth of football.
Ms Irabor advised the referees appointed to handle NNL opening matches to be alive to their responsibility and also set good examples for others to follow.
Faith Irabor, a retired FIFA referee however expressed confidence in the officiating team led by Osas Alohan, a promising young referee from Edo State who has been appointed to lead the officiating team.
Alohan, a Grade A referee participated in the pre-season MA courses held in Abuja recently
The team will be supervised by experienced retired FIFA referee Ijeoma Nwosu from Anambra State. The match commissioner is Emmanuel Nnadi “Calico” from Imo State.
The officiating team includes:- Osas Alohan (Referee) – Edo State, Festus German (First Assistant) – Delta State, Favour Bogwu (Second Assistant) – Delta State and Sebastine Onwe (Fourth Official) – Ebonyi State.
