Nigeria Football Federation technical committee chairman, Chris Green has promised the federation will come hard on referees who officiate in manners that will rubbish the integrity of the league. He charged them to stay off controversies in the 2011/2012 NPL season. Green stated that the football body will not spare any referee who will bring the league to disrepute. “We won’t tolerate any wrong-doing from the referees. Any referee found to have misbehaved will be de-listed. Clubs, too, found indulging in match-fixing will be summarily sanctioned.
Match commissioners will not be spared as any of them found wanting will be immediately fired. We’ll monitor the league from start to finish,” he said.
The NFF executive board member who spoke during the recent NPL congress in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State opined that peace has returned to the league body and that all hands must be on deck to sustain it. “Peace has come to the NPL, let’s try to nurture it. 2011 is not okay for us except Enyimba and Sunshine Stars that got to the semi finals of the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup respectively. I believe starting from 2012 good results will follow us. Let’s strive to be the best in Africa, it’s achievable. Let’s put hands together to help Nigeria football grow,” he said.