The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has issued a stern warning to match officials across the domestic football scene.
NFF said tougher measures were imminent to curb the surge in controversial decisions across the country’s domestic leagues.
The warning was issued during the NFF Executive Committee meeting held in Abuja
The federation expressed “deep disappointment” with the performance of referees in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, Nigeria National League, NNL, Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, and Nationwide League One, NLO.
It stated that disciplinary actions, retraining programmes and stricter monitoring would be introduced to restore integrity and professionalism in Nigerian football.
“We are out to fight incompetence, collusion and any manipulation that undermines the credibility of our competitions,” NFF was quoted by Newstap.
“Stronger measures are on the way, and any official found compromising the game will face decisive consequences.”