War Against Poor Officiating in NPFL intensifies as NFF suspends Centre referee, Usman, Assessor indefinitely.



It appears that the present board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and NPFL are stamping out their zero tolerance to poor officiating as a centre referee, Ishaya Usman from Gombe State and the match assessor have been suspended indefinitely from all football matches.

According to a statement signed by Mohammed Ameenu on behalf of the Chairman, NFF Refereeing Development Committee, the suspended referee will no longer officiate any match until further notice.


The statement blamed the referee for ignoring a glaring penalty situation that adversely affected the outcome of the match between Kano Pillars and Abia Warriors on January 19, 2026.

"Such an action was adjudged not in line with the provisions the Laws of the Game," the statement added.

"Similarly, the Referee Assessor for the match was found to have neglected virtually every of his duties and responsibilities to the team of Referees as his reports did not reflect any incidence or situation of match debriefing as well as what was debriefed.


"These actions did not only negatively affect the outcome of the match but equally brings the game to disrepute."

The statement concludes that "you have both been suspended indefinitely and with immediate effect from all league and other football matches."

It would be recalled that NPFL was not rated among Top 10 leagues in Africa due to the activities of these poor officials in recent years.

Credit: Sunday Agunbiade (Mr VAR)

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