Punch Editorial BoardTop-flight football referees in Nigeria are contending with a critical crisis. Two major incidents that concern them have threatened the 2018/19 Nigeria Professional Football League season, which got underway on January 13. On the opening weekend, ill-tempered fans went haywire in Jos, Plateau State and attacked match officials. Alleging that the referees, led by Sam Agba, disallowed a goal, they stormed the pitch to attack the officials. They compromise and taint the outcome as they put match officials under pressure to adjudicate with fear, and scare away supporters and sponsors.

Source: Punch January 30, 2019 23:26 UTC