NFF TAKES TOUGH ACTION! REFEREE AND ASSISTANT SUSPENDED OVER KWARA UNITED GOAL CONTROVERSY!

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has indefinitely suspended referee Abdulrasheed Jimoh and assistant referee Adamu Zakari over their controversial decision to disallow a Kwara United goal against Rangers in their Nigeria Premier Football League Matchday 12 encounter.

The officials were accused of cancelling what the NFF described as a validly scored goal following an alleged foul throw during the match.

In a letter dated Monday, November 9, 2026, the NFF Refereeing Development Committee said the decision affected the scoreline and outcome of the encounter, bringing the integrity of Nigerian football and refereeing into disrepute.

Consequently, both officials have been delisted from the 2026/2027 NPFL refereeing list and stepped down from other refereeing activities indefinitely.