Chairman of the Nigeria National League, NNL, George Aluo, has encouraged match officials to sustain their impressive performance till the end of the season.
Aluo believes the recent away wins in the league were made possible with the professional handling of matches by the referees.
He pointed out that the referees improvement has helped to make the matches more attractive and teams putting in more efforts to win their games.
“I want to commend referees who are handling the second stanza of NNL matches for a job well done,” Aluo told Newstap.
“Their professional handling of matches and not allowing intimidation overshadow their sense of judgement is a clear indication that the league is gradually getting it right.
“A look at the results recorded so far in the second stanza shows officiating is getting better and better.”
In some of the matches decided this weekend, Akwa United suffered a 3-1 defeat to Stormers SC in Abeokuta, while Edel ran away with a 1-0 victory on the road against Gateway FC.
Sunshine Stars were held to a 1-1 draw by Beyond Limits in Akure, while Crown FC also snatched a point from Inter Lagos at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan.
Calabar Rovers lost by 1-0 to Solution FC at the UJ Esuene Stadium.