The Chairman of the Plateau State Football
Association, Sunday Longbat has urged the Nigeria Football Federation to
checkmate the high level of corruption perpetrated through poor match
officiating in matches played within the Nigeria Leagues as the future of
Nigeria football hangs in the balance suggesting that football matches are
supposedly be won by the best team with best performance.
Sunday, speaking with disgust while watching
his Plateau United side lose 2:1 away to Kogi United at the Lokoja Confluence
Stadium over the weekend questioned the referee's decision to award a penalty
to the home with no contact in the area, decried the reason why match officials
has allowed money to determine the outcome of matches instead of God, skills
and stellar performance.
He added that most of the teams securing
promotions into the premier league and representing the country at continental
level are not the best after having managed to bribe their way through though
has never gone to far in continental competitions.
Sunday on profering solutions, has further
called on the NFF to "sit up" in addressing the terrible situation
should if continue may force privates and governments owned clubs to withdraw
or stop registering to play in the league believing that quality league
football and grassroot development can only be felt through unbaised
officiating and the NFF sending out secret monitoring teams to cover and report
high profile matches.
In later words, speaking in the vioce of an
activist, indicated that he will continue to root for change and total
overturning in the poor match officiating exercised by corrupt referees due to
corruption and makes cry for the ejection of the bad eggs in the Nigeria
Football who are on the verge of collapsing the quality and standard of league.
Courtesy Samuel Ahmadu
My Take: I think the referees welfare should be taking into consideration, this will help in reducing the high level of corruption in the game.
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