Referee Appointment Committee Chairman: A Call for Implementation of FIFA Circular …Open Letter to the NFF President, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau

By Danjuma Zubair

Federation of Worldwide Soccer Affiliation, FIFA had final yr served a last warning to all members of the Associations to make sure that whoever can be appointed as Chairman Referees Appointment Committee should be a retired Referee. It didn’t cease at that, it added that the occupier of such an exalted seat should be a retired FIFA arbiter. Can a nonfootballer be appointed as Footballers Affiliation President?

This directive sparked members Associations into motion as they complied with the soccer governing physique altering Referee Appointment Committee Chairman to keep away from unwarranted litigations from stakeholders and consequently leading to authorized defeat in CAS

Surprisingly, Nigeria is but to implement this international normal as they conceal this round from public house to fulfill their pecuniary beneficial properties. The scenario has additional put the credibility of our league doubtful because the occupier of the seat is the Chairman Kano State Soccer Affiliation, Alhaji Rabiu Inuwa Allan. This Kano State Soccer Affiliation Boss, Alhaji Inuwa knew nothing about refereeing practices as he was by no means a former referee nor a retired FIFA badge as directed by the Soccer governing physique however but occupying a seat that was meant for a retired FIFA badge arbiter. What a disgrace!

Numerous hooliganisms, shenanigans, and violence that characterised our leagues in recent times weren’t unconnected with the unwholesome practices of the NFF . The league misplaced its reputation and LMC was declared unlawful as a result of flagrant disobedience of world requirements.

In line with a round obtained by the management of the NFF within the yr 2021 below Amanju Melvin Pinnick, it warned that any Federation that flouts this normal can have its hand burnt which thus signifies that the NFF and IMC ought to as a matter of urgency look into this earlier than the graduation of the league.

Going by way of 13par.1(e) of the FIFA Statutes:

“The Referees Committee shall be composed of a Chairman who should be a retired FIFA Referees, a deputy chairman, and the members deemed essential to discharge its duties. Its members should not be affiliated to any golf equipment, leagues, or some other Soccer group.”

“The Referees Committee should be an integral a part of the Member Affiliation’s construction.”

“On no account could it fall below the supervision or management of different our bodies such because the leagues, unions or authorities.”

In view of this, the brand new board of the NFF below the ready management of Alhaji Musa Gusau humbly prayed to look into this and proper the anomaly in order to place the Nigeria league in good stead.

Now, a cursory verify into the profile of the Board Members, no person is certified to occupy the seat. The NFFF Boss can solely revert to the congressmen and appoint anybody who’s a retired FIFA badge referee and save Nigerian Soccer from impending international rot

Presently, Pielluigi Collina remains to be concerned in soccer as an unpaid advisor to the Italian Soccer Referees Affiliation (AIA), the Head of Referees for the Soccer Federation of Ukraine since 2010, a member of the UEFA Referees Committee, and Chairman of the FIFA referees committee. Nigeria should not stand on gunpowder as a sew in time, saves 9.

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