{"id":164331,"date":"2025-05-26T17:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T16:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nnl-nff-suspends-referee-for-poor-officiating"},"modified":"2025-05-26T18:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T17:45:33","slug":"nnl-nff-suspends-referee-for-poor-officiating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/nnl-nff-suspends-referee-for-poor-officiating","title":{"rendered":"NNL: NFF suspends referee for poor officiating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Referee Development Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has suspended Adebayo Qudus from officiating in the Nigeria National League, NNL.<\/p>\n<p>The referee\u2019s suspension was contained in a statement signed by Ameenu Mohammed.<\/p>\n<p>Qudus, who was the centre referee in the NNL clash between Gateway United and Sporting Lagos was accused of awarding an \u201cunjustified penalty\u201d and making several decisions that did not align with the Laws of the Game.<\/p>\n<p>The incident reportedly caused significant disruption and called into question the integrity of the match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour actions and performances did not only negatively affect the integrity of refereeing but equally brought the game to disrepute,\u201d the letter reads.<\/p>\n<p>The NFF emphasized that his suspension was a move to protect the credibility of Nigerian football and to send a strong signal against poor officiating.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Referee Development Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has suspended Adebayo Qudus from officiating in the Nigeria National League, NNL. The referee\u2019s suspension was contained in a statement signed by Ameenu Mohammed. 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