NPFL: NFF suspends assistant referee Bana over error in Doma United vs Enyimba

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has suspended adjunct referee Aliyu Yakubu Bana indefinitely pursuing a arguable offside determination successful a matchday 3 brushwood involving Doma United and Enyimba.

The determination was reached successful a missive signed by Mohammed Ameenu, Secretary of the NFF Referee Development Committee connected Sunday, September 13th.

According to the letter, Bana failed to decently use offside guidelines portion serving arsenic adjunct referee 1 successful Doma United’s 2-0 triumph implicit Enyimba connected Saturday.

The NFF said Bana did not travel the “wait-and-see protocol,” which led to the cancellation of a valid extremity scored by Enyimba.

The federation stated that the mistake affected the effect of the game.  

As a result, Bana has been delisted from the league roster of referees and adjunct referees for the 2026/2027 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, season.

NPFL: NFF suspends adjunct referee Bana implicit mistake successful Doma United vs Enyimba