Match Officials For NNL Season Opener Revealed

Match Officials For NNL Season Opener Revealed

Precious Oham

The match referees for the Nigeria National League (NNL) season opener between Abakaliki FC and Madiba FC of Lagos has been revealed, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Osas Alohan, a promising young referee from Edo State, has been appointed to lead the officiating team.

Alohan, a Grade A referee, recently participated in the pre-season MA courses held in Abuja.

The officiating team includes: Osas Alohan (Referee) - Edo State; Festus German (First Assistant) - Delta State; Favour Bogwu (Second Assistant) - Delta State and Sebastine Onwe (Fourth Official) - Ebonyi State.

 The team will be supervised by experienced retired FIFA referee Ijeoma Nwosu from Anambra State while the match commissioner is Emmanuel Nnadi "Calico" from Imo State.

The 15,000-capacity Pa-Ngele Oruta Township Stadium in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, is expected to host the curtain raiser.

Abakaliki FC, formed in October 2024 by the Ebonyi State government, will face a stiff challenge from Madiba FC, who finished third in the NNL Super 8 tournament in Enugu last season.