NFF Announces Participants For 2026 FIFA Referees Listing

NFF Announces Participants For 2026 FIFA Referees Listing

Precious Oham

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Referees Development Committee has announced the names of qualified referees for listing as international arbiters, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Head of Referees Development Unit of the NFF, Nasiru Ibrahim.

According to the statement, five women referees and five assistant women referees were invited including the regular FIFA badged referees.

Others are five referees and their assistant counterparts, who are presently listed as NPFL referees.

The exercise is scheduled to hold at the MKO Abiola National Stadium Abuja from 30th September, 2025.

The Referees Include: A. All FIFA Referees, Assistant Referees, Futsal and Beach Soccer Referees.

Other Invited Referees include: MEN REFEREES 1. Muhammad B. Tuta (AD) 2. Madaki Abdulmalik (FCT) 3. Muhammad Zakari (NG) 4. Chilaka Igwe (RV) 5. Ebineme Arewaremi (DT)

MEN ASSISTANT REFEREES 1. Darlington Nwauzoebilon (AB) 2. Al-Amin Kabiru Yusuf (BA) 3. Ridwan Lawal (OY) 4. Ismaila Rasheed (KW) 5. Yusuf Abdullahi (KN)

FEMALE REFEREES 1. Oluwatosin Omotoye (OS) 2. Rasheedat Abdulganiyu (FCT) 3. Semiat Mustapha (OY) 4. Dominion Kalu (EN) 5. Peace Ogbonnaya (AN)

FEMALE ASSISTANT REFEREES 1. Scholastica Ikeobi (AN) 2. Patience Azi (PL) 3. Olive Njoku (IM) 4. Adeola Oluwole (LG) 5. Vivian Osemene (FCT)