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| President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Musa Gusau |
As part of the ongoing efforts to retrain officials, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has finalised plans to put video assistant referees in regional stadiums across the nation.
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF),
Ibrahim Gusau, said the Federation has concluded arrangements to install Video
Assistant Referee (VAR) in regional stadiums in the country as plans are
underway to train and retrain referees to achieve the purpose.
The NFF President stated this on Saturday in Ilorin at the
National Elective Delegates Conference of the Nigeria Referees’ Association
(NRA).
Gusau, represented by an NFF official, Muhammed Ameenu,
charged the incoming leadership of the association to come up with development plans, to forecast, organise and
ensure the future of Nigeria Referees are properly nurtured and watered towards
the growth of the game.
While reiterating the unflinching support of the NFF to NRA
in their quest to change the face of football in the country, Gusau said
installation of VAR is to the growth and development of football.
Sani Zubair emerged winner after polling 53 votes from the
54 accredited delegates to beat Daniel Olokor to replace Otunba Tade Azeez as
the President of the Nigeria Referees’ Association.
In his acceptance speech, Zubair solicited the support of all stakeholders to succeed in his new assignment. He thanked all the delegates for the confidence reposed in him and promised not to take their support for granted.