NFF President Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau will oversee the decoration ceremony, joined by NFF Referees Committee Chairperson Mrs. Faith Irabor, General Secretary Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, and Head of the NFF Refereeing Unit, Alhaji Sani Zubairu.
The referees comprise 11 center referees, 11 assistant referees, four futsal referees, and four beach soccer referees. Among them are 22 male and eight female officials, with three of the 11 referees and five assistant referees being female. All futsal and beach soccer referees are male.
Newcomers to the FIFA category include assistant referee Emmanuel Omada, futsal referee John Tope Ojeleye, and beach soccer referee Noah Adejoh. Meanwhile, Samuel Pwadutakam (assistant referee) and Ndubuisi Ukah (futsal referee) are the longest-serving, having held FIFA badges since 2014.
Futsal referee Dung Davou Musa has been an international official since 2015, while referee Salisu Basheer, assistant referee Tejiri Digbori, and beach soccer referee General Olawale Fawole have been on the international scene since 2016.
Referees Hannah Elaigwu and Joseph Ogabor, along with assistant referee Abdulmajid Usman, have held FIFA status since 2017.
LIST OF THE REFEREES
Referees: Abubakar Abdullahi, Kasimu Abiola Abdulsalam, Yemisi Akintoye, Salisu Basheer, Patrick John Egba, Hannah Elaigwu, Ndidi Madu, Grema Mohammed Mustapha, Abubakar Nurudeen, Joseph Odey Ogabor, Abigael Alaba Olufunmilayo
Assistant Referees: Iyadunni Abibatu Stockl, Faith Agbons, Tijjani Ahmad Mustapha, Tejiri Digbori, Hope Ogenekewe Igho, Akpan Mfon Friday, Muhamud Yakubu Muhammad, Emmanuel Omada, Samuel Pwadutakam, Beauty Kabeda Terah, Abdulmajeed Olaide Usman.
Futsal Referees: Alhassan Bello Zuru, Dung Davou Musa, John Tope Ojeleye, Ndubuisi Ukah.
Beach Soccer Referees: Noah Adejoh, Olawale Adeolu Fawole, Olayinka Olajide, Ahmad Rabiu.
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