Nigeria Football Federation to train 10 referees in VAR operations

Ibrahim Gusau, President of the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, has committed to training 10 Nigerian referees in Video Assistant Referee VAR technology by the end of the year. This pledge was made during a meeting with the new executive team of the Nigeria Referees Association NRA at the NFF secretariat in Abuja. Gusau urged the NRA to improve the refereeing profession by focusing on age limits, computer literacy, and academic qualifications for recruits. He suggested recruiting individuals from junior secondary school age to allow them to progress to FIFA level. Gusau also emphasized the need for computer literacy among referees for report filing. NFF General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi called on the new NRA executive to address poor officiating in the domestic league. Acting NRA President Kelechi Mejuobi assured that the new leadership would work to sanitize refereeing and enforce strict sanctions for indiscipline and unethical conduct. Gusau also extended condolences for the passing of former NRA President Sani Zubair.