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NFF Ref Committee Sabotaging the Progress of Nigerian International Referees-Report

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4 years ago

May 5, 2021

Joel Ajayi

Over the years, Nigeria Referees have not been seen featuring in CAF and FIFA matches and efforts to correct this irregularity is being frustrated by the NFF Referees Committee as they set to divert the $60,000 sent by FIFA as palliative for Referees Development into payment of their sitting allowance.

There is no doubt NFF as a federation was conscious of most recent of technological trends of innovations and development in the training and development of Referees, which is the Refereeing Cloud Platform (RCP).

In view of this, NFF approved that the part of the released dedicated fund for Refereeing Development to the Referees’ Committee from the FIFA Palliatives be used for this purpose. The amount required is meager compared to the long-lasting benefits to be derived.

THE GLEAMER NEWS gathered that the Chairman and members of the Refereeing Committee feels otherwise by jettison the priority of the Refereeing and hinged more on their personal benefits.

According to information gathered by THE GLEAMER NEWS “After securing approval for the money to be used to ensure timely installation so that Referees for the World Cup will be able to benefit and secure a place in the final listing, the committee concluded arrangement to divert the fund to pay outstanding sitting allowances owed it.

“This is not only misappropriation of allocation but a case of sabotaging the nation’s aspiration to register its name at the forthcoming Women World Cup as well as the opportunity to link Nigeria with the global highway in the sustainable Refereeing development process.”

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Mahanaim FC too good for Green Lock in first match of the year

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2 days ago

February 2, 2025

The Gleamer

Mahanaim FC kicked-off year 2025 with a victory over Greenlock FC on Saturday, at the Bwari Township Stadium. Goals from Aliyu Imran and Nambou Roman were enough to secure victory for the boys in our first match of the year.

Both teams hadn’t met since 2023 when we cruised to a 2-nil win over them. That result set the tone for our match on Saturday, with our opponents hoping to get one over us this time.

Our Coaches, Saheed Jimoh and Jackson Mbuk had set up a line up which had a blend of young players and the experienced ones, including Haruna Abdullahi, who also got a goal the last time we played GreenLock.

After the opening exchange in first few minutes, Haruna bursted through the middle into the opponents 18-yards, Dribbling his way past three players before setting up Aliyu Imran who finished the move with a goal from close range. The game became very close from that point onwards with only the goal separating the teams.

After the break, the match became more open as we pushed forward searching for the second goal. GreenLock FC came close a couple of times before finding an equaliser through a low free- kick from Samuel Daniel, that went past our Goal-Keeper, David Adolphus.

Barely two minutes after the equaliser, Haruna Abdullahi once again conjured a magical pass that found Nambou Roman who had replaced Aliyu Imran in the attack. Roman’s well timed run was complemented by Haruna’s defence spliting pass. Roman lobbed the ball over the on-rushing goalkeeper into the net, to restore our lead.

GreenLock FC fought fiercely to find an equaliser but our defence line which had Nura Yahaya, Jesse Mokele, Salisu Hamisu and Marcus Haruna stood firm with the help of the midfielders, Daniel Egwuatu and Ikoh Danjuma, as we gained another victory over GreenLock FC in our first match of 2025.

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