{"id":2538,"date":"2019-01-15T15:14:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T15:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=2538"},"modified":"2019-01-15T15:14:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T15:14:28","slug":"nigeria-gets-29-fifa-referees-for-international-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nigeria-gets-29-fifa-referees-for-international-matches","title":{"rendered":"NIGERIA GETS 29 FIFA REFEREES FOR INTERNATIONAL MATCHES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":pg\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":pf\" class=\"a3s aXjCH \">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<h2>More blessings are coming the way of the Nigeria (Football)\u00a0 Referees Association, NRA at the international level\u00a0 as FIFA has recognized 29 of its active members for the 2019 season.<\/h2>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">History was made on Monday in the ancient city of Kano as the President of the\u00a0 NRA, Otunba Tade Azeez led the referees, comprising men and women who were decorated with the FIFA badge\u00a0 by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, President represented by other board members.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">For the 11-Aside football, Nigeria has a list of 21 referees, seven each for Men Referees and Assistants\u00a0 while women has three for the referees and flour for Assistants.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Other categories the country parades FIFA referees are four each for Men Futsal and\u00a0 Beach Soccer.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Speaking at the event, Otunba Tade reminded\u00a0 the FIFA badged referees to consider\u00a0 their elevated rankings as a call to duty where they are expected to be shining stars to others.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He enjoined them to continue to justify why they are found worthy for the international badges while on and off the field of the play as they are privileged to be the country\u2019s ambassadors.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Tade further admonished them to avoid acts\u00a0 capable of tarnishing their image and that of the country while discharging their duties. Expressing happiness that no Nigeria FIFA badged referee was among the\u00a0 indicted match officials penalized for corruption at the continental level by the\u00a0 Confederation of Africa Football, CAF,,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">after the Ghana spy-journalist exposure of fraudulent football elements, Tade tasked them to establish the right mentality needed by CAF and FIFA, including good health, ability to pass medical and physical fitness tests\u00a0 and knowledge and good interpretation of the Laws of the Game at all times to retain the badges yearly.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">While disclosing the readiness of the NRA to not only protect the interest of referees at match venues, the President warned\u00a0 that no referee should be demoralized by the unsavory incident on one of the centres of the NPFL league opener where a referee was battered on Sunday for not aiding the home team to win their match in their soil.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201d Don\u2019t be disturbed by the Jos incident. We are waiting for the appropriate authorities to make pronouncements before any action. Do your best for our game to grow. Apply best practices in the course of discharging your duties and don\u2019t succumb to the antics of players and clubs to derail the good\u00a0 officiating system we have started for the season\u201d Tade added.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Meanwhile two new entrants into the FIFA 11-Aside list is Bauchi State Referees council\u00a0 based Nurudeen Abubakar as referee and Abibatu Yusuf Adunni of the Rivers State Council who is of the Assistant Referee ( Women).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Born on 10-12-1993, Nurudeen who was at the centre in one of the opening games of the 2008\/2019 in Ilorin attended primary and post primary school in Bauchi. He obtained National Diploma in Public Administration of the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi before proceeding to the isfop Benin University in Benin Republic for Bsc in Human Resources Management. At present, he is a member of the National Youth Service Corps serving in one of the States of the federation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A police inspector born in Okigwe, Imo State, though of Ondo State origin.\u00a0 Abibatu Yusuf, an athlete with the Nigeria Police Force, Rivers State command is a Mass Communication graduate of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Porthacourt before proceeding to the University of Porthacourt to obtain Msc in Criminology and Police Science after a PGD in Social Science. The single woman referee who obtained his Grade One in 2013\u00a0 is of the Rivers State Referees Council<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Other new entrants into the FIFA cadre are Kasim Abdusalam of Zamfara Council ( Futsal ) and Kano State Referees council Rabiu Ahmad (Beach Soccer)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">On the list before now and\u00a0 retained fanciful\u00a0 FIFA white coloured badges for the new season are ;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><b>REFEREE<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">ABDULLAHI Abubakar<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">ADEBIMPE Quadri Ololade<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">BASHEER Salisu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">OGABOR Joseph Odey<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">SHUAIBU Abdullahi<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">UDOH Ferdinand<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><b>ASSISTANT REFEREE<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">BABA Abel<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">DIGBORI Tejiri<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">IGUDIA Efosa Celestine<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">OGWU Peter Eigege<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">OLAIDE Abdulmajeed<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">PWADUTAKAM Samuel<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">USMAN Isah<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><b>WOMEN REFEREE<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">ELAIGWE Hannah<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">FOLUSO Ajayi<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">MADU Ndidi Patience<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><b>WOMEN ASSISTANT REFEREE<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">IYORHE Mimisen<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">MOMOH Bosede<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">NKWOCHA Hulda<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><b>FUTSAL REFEREE ( Men )\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">MUSA Dung Davou<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">UKAH Ndubuisi<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">UMUAGO Paul<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><b>BEACH SOCCER REFERE (Men<\/b>)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">FAWOLE Olawale Adeolu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">OGUNMUYIWA Jelili<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">OLAJIDE Olayinka<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Present at the Badging Exercise were the NFF 1st Vice President, Chairman of the NFF Referees Committee, Alhaji Inuwa Rabiu ( Ahlan), Chairman of Chairmen and Chairman of Match Commissioners Committee, former NFF President, Alhaji Galadima and members of the NFF\u00a0 Executive Committee including the Jigawa FA Chairman.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_bottom  td_uid_7_5c3df0927e618_rand td_block_template_1\">\n<div class=\"td-all-devices\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More blessings are coming the way of the Nigeria (Football)\u00a0 Referees Association, NRA at the international level\u00a0 as FIFA has recognized 29 of its active members for the 2019 season. 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