LMC drags three referees before NFF for poor performance

The League Management Company ( LMC) said it has reported the referees in last
Wednesday ’s fixture between Shooting Stars of Ibadan and Warri Wolves to the
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) .
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) reports that LMC had , in a statement , said it
had reported the three officials to the NFF Referees ’ Committee .
“They were reported to NFF for their role in the conduct of the rescheduled Match
Day 7 fixture, a role which has been considered
inimical to the good of the
league , ’’ it said.
The statement said referee Francis Agbaegbu from Niger State Referees ’ Council
and the two others were asked to explain their performance in the match .
NAN reports that the two others are Assistant Referees , Minisen Iyorhe from
Benue State Referees ’ Council and Garba Mesa from the Yobe State Referees ’
Council .
“They have been referred by the LMC to the Referees ’ Committee of the NFA to
explain their performance in the match played on Wednesday , July 8 at the Lekan
Salami Stadium ,’’ the statement said.
It said further that the LMC also requested the listed officials be dropped from
further officiating in Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL ) games .
“This will be until further investigation of their performance in the match by the
NFF Referees Committee , ’’ the statement said .
NAN recalls that the three joins the list of match officials who have been either
investigated or dropped to lower leagues and or rested for the remaining games
of the season .
This was after their performances were adjudged not to be good enough for the
Premier League .
“We are determined to instill discipline and make our eferees offer their best
possible quality officiating in every match even if it means having just a few who
meet the standard . ’’
“We are working in sync with the NFF Referees Committee in this regard , ” the LMC
Chairman , Shehu Dikko , said.

Source : The Nation