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The Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) has suspended 18 referees from officiating matches in the ongoing 2019 Nigeria Professional Football League, (NPFL).
Although the reasons for the suspension were not made available, Bestchoicesports understood it was not unconnected with unprofessional conducts in the discharge of their duties.
The NRA further reiterated its determination to enthrone professionalism and fair officiating in the NPFL, while applying global/FIFA officiating rules at all times.
Part of the statement disclosing the suspension of the referees read: “The NRA while recalling that it has recommended for punishment, referees found wanting in the course of discharging their duties, as about 18 of them in the Premier League list have so far been relaxed for further appointments, pending the final determination of their cases, in the NPFL that is in Week 9, the referees’ body strongly adopts a zero tolerance to corruption and bribe taking in the system and can be proud to state that in the past four years, there has never been an established case of bribe taking raised against Nigeria’s referees, both at home and international levels.
