The NIgeria National League Board Chairman Mr George Aluo has commended the match officials of the match between Gateway Football Club of Abeokuta and Osun United of Osogbo.
Aluo said he was impressed with performance of centre ref Babayanju Saheed (Ondo), Alalade Taofeeq (Kwara) and Bako Tajudeen (Kwara) during the game played at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta on Saturday.
Aluo who was physically present at the game which ended 2- 1 in favour of Gateway FC said the officials were firm, fair and decisive in the highly entertaining but tense game.
According to him “I must commend the high level of professionalism displayed by the center referee Babayanju Saheed from Ondo state his two Assistants Alalade Taofeeq and Tajudeen Bako from Kwara State. Whenever we see people doing the right thing, they need to be encouraged and commended. I was highly impressed by the performance of the center referee and his Assistants who were in total control of the game. Their forthrightness, firm grip of the game was top notch. It shows that our referees have come of age. When we have such level of professionalism, it becomes difficult for any team to complain of poor officiating. The game was good as the pitch ensured impressive display from both sides. I decided to personally watch this match and it justified our decision to engage top rated officials for these crucial stages of the league. I’m happy that the reports from most of the venues indicate that the officiating was good across the centres. This shows that our league keeps improving by the day.
Reports in most venues indicate officiating was generally good. We must sustain the tempo ahead of the Super 8,” Aluo said.
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