By Daily Sports on July 3, 2017

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick will today declare open this year’s FIFA Member Association (MA) Elite Programme for Nigerian referees, assessors and physical fitness trainers in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This year’s programme will run between 3rd and 8th July 2017.

Last year, more than 230 Nigerian referees, instructors and assessors were involved in the elite programme in Abuja.

Head of the NFF Referees Unit and Secretary of the NFF Referees Committee, Mallam Sani Zubair confirmed to thenff.com at the weekend that all arrangements have been concluded for the international program that will this year, involve Nigeria’s 29 men and women FIFA referees, 15 elite National referees, all National referee assessors, all National physical fitness instructors and non –FIFA women referees.

Zubair also stated that the team of three FIFA instructors would be led by the Regional Development Officer, Carlos Manuel Neves Henrique, and will include Felix Onias Tangawarima from Zimbabwe (referee instructor) and Tracy Sophia Lovell (physical instructor).

•Photo shows Amaju Pinnick, NFF President.

Source Daily Sports

Posted July 3, 2017

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