NPFL: NFF Suspend Two Match Officials Indefinitely Over Disallowed Kwara United Goal Against Rangers International

Two match officials who officiated Kwara United's 1-0 defeat against Rangers International on matchday 12 of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) have been suspended indefinitely.

The controversy came in the 78th minute, when Kwara United player Alex Jerry found the back of the net, but the second assistant referee raised his flag for an infringement, and the goal was ruled out.

As a result, the NFF Refereeing Development Committee suspended Referee Abdulrasheed Jimoh and assistant referee Adamu Zakari indefinitely after the controversial disallowance of the Kwara United goal against Enugu Rangers.

NPFL confirmed the referees’ suspension on its X handle on Tuesday, tweeting, “Referee Abdulrasheed Jimoh & assistant referee Adamu Zakari have been suspended indefinitely by @thenff refereeing development committee for what it described as the cancellation of a “validly scored goal’ by Kwara Utd against Rangers on Sunday.”