NPFL: NFF suspends referee, assistant for disallowing 'validly scored' goal

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/NFF.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="NFF " style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/NFF.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/dp-img/400x240/cms-api/media/file/NFF.jpg.jpg 400w, https://dailypost.ng/dp-img/400x240/cms-api/media/file/NFF.jpg.jpg 400w, https://dailypost.ng/dp-img/820x492/cms-api/media/file/NFF.jpg.jpg 820w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has suspended a referee, Abdulrasheed Jimoh, and an assistant referee, Adamu Zakari, indefinitely from the league and other refereeing activities. The decision was announced in a letter dated Monday, November 9, 2026, issued by the NFF Refereeing Development Committee/Unit. The officials were punished for a decision in the matchday 12 [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/10/npfl-nff-suspends-referee-assistant-indefinitely-over-disallowed-goal/">NPFL: NFF suspends referee, assistant for disallowing 'validly scored' goal</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.