AFCON 2023: Nigerian Referees Enrolling for CAF/FIFA Courses Increases Chances of Officiating— NRA

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Kelechi Mejuobi, Deputy President, Nigeria (Football) Referees Association (NRA), says that the participation of Nigerian referees in CAF/FIFA courses would increase their chances of officiating in international football tournaments.at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 in Cote d’Ivoire.

Mejuobi said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos.

He said the selection of referees in football tournaments was the responsibility of international football bodies such as Confedration of African Football (CAF) and Federation of International Football Association (FIFA).

He said officiating was in two categories: Elite A and Elite B.

“As at the last Nations Cup, we had a Nigerian referee, and the one before that we also had a Nigerian referee.

We have one referee who is in the Elite A grade but he sustained an injury and he is recovering; that was why he could not make it to AFCON,” he said.