Tag: referee
Referee issues 10 red cards in fiery Cup final match
Qatar World Cup-bound referee Facundo Tello dished out 10 red cards in Argentina’s Champions Trophy final match on Sunday.
This was after Racing Club midfielder...
FIFA picks referees for Friday matches
The referees’ appointment arm of world football governing body, FIFA, at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, on Wednesday, released names of officials for...
CAF bans Nigerian referee over attempted match manipulation
The Referees Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the recommendation of its Disciplinary Board to ban Nigerian referee, Joseph Ogabor,...
Football match ends with referee killing player
A referee is facing murder charges after football players forced him to kill a member of an opposing team in southern Malawi, police said...
NPFL: NFF hands Premier League referee eight-match ban, warns assistant referee
The Referees Unit of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has sanctioned Dankano Abdullahi, a Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) referee from Kogi State...
NFF retires referee over alleged professional misconduct
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Thursday, retired one of its referees, Mr Abiodun Alaba, with immediate effect.
This is contained in a statement on...
Referee shot dead in Argentina after brandishing red card
A referee was murdered on the football pitch just moments after he showed a player a red card in Argentina.
Cesar Flores, 48, was shot...