Report by Omolade Durojaiye
A total of 29 Nigerian referees receive their badges to operate as FIFA match officials for the year 2023.
Seven of them were decorated as FIFA referees while another seven were decorated as FIFA assistant referees. Four are FIFA women referees and three are FIFA women assistant referees.
Four of this referees are FIFA beach soccer referee while the other four were FIFA futsal referees.
Only two of the arbiters are new to the rank “Muhammed Yakubu and Tijjani Ahmad” , who wil operate as FIFA assistant referees.
This was made know at a special ceremony which held on Wednesday 1st of February inside the NFF Secretariat, Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
Full List of the Referee below ;
FIFA Referees: Ogabor Joseph, Nurudeen Abubakr, Quadri Adebimpe, Kassim Abdulsalam, Abdullahi Abubakar, Bashir Salihu, Grema Mohammed.
FIFA Assistant Referees: Samuel Pwadutakam, Usman Abdulmajeed, Efosa Igudia Celestine, Hope Igho, Tejiri Digbori, Muhammed Yakubu, Tijjani Ahmad.
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FIFA Women Referees:
Ndidi Patience, Hannah Eliagwu, Olufunmilayo Alaba, Yemisi Akintoye.
FIFA Women Assistant Referees:
Mfon Friday Akpan, Beauty Kabenda Terah, Abibat Yusuf
FIFA Beach Soccer Referees: Jelili Ogunmuyiwa, Fawole Olawale, Olayinka Olajide, Rabiu Ahmad.
FIFA Futsal Referees: Bello Zuru Alhassan, Musa Dung Davou, Paul Umuago, Uhah Ndubuisi.