NFF: Gusua cautions against corruption and match fixing as league begins

The Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) president, Ibrahim Gusau, has issued a stern warning to Nigerian referees and match commissioner in opposition to practices able to bringing the sport into disrepute.

He made this recognized yesterday throughout the inauguration of the Referees and Match Commissioners’ Committees contained in the NFF Secretariat, Abuja.

Gusau mentioned it’ll not be enterprise as standard for match commissioners and referees within the home recreation as those that fail to satisfy the excessive requirements already put in place will likely be summarily ejected and sanctioned appropriately.

“We have now been diligent and statute-compliant within the number of the membership of each the Referees Committee and the Match Commissioners’ Committees, and subsequently, we count on them to do their job with the very best stage of integrity, ardour, dedication and sense of obligation.

The onus is on the committees as we are going to keenly monitor the performances of your appointees and be dispassionate in our evaluation. Anybody discovered wanting will likely be thrown out with out ceremony, and be visited with additional sanctions.

“The NFF is set to vary the narrative within the league and there’s no going again. Please assist us to have a brand new league that each one stakeholders will likely be happy with,” Gusau mentioned.

On her half, Religion Irabor, who chairs the Referees Committee, mentioned the narrative will certainly change from the umpires’ facet as Nigeria soccer strikes to implement the very best requirements of probity in match officiating.

Gusau additionally used the event to reiterate the necessity for the abridged league format.

“The abridged league which is able to begin on Sunday was borne out of necessity. We wish to return our league to evolve with the most important leagues on this planet. The league should finish by Could and by August, the brand new league should begin,” he mentioned.