Nigerian football's crisis has taken a bizarre twist with an attempt to appoint a dead referee for Sunday's match between Warri Wolves and Giwa FC.

It comes as Chris Giwa continues to challenge Nigerian Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick.

A Nigerian court has ruled Giwa should replace the Fifa-recognised Pinnick and in a move to wrest control he has named the weekend's top-flight officials.

However, among those selected is Wale Akinsanya, who died in January.

Giwa's NFF rival group sent notice of its actions to the chief operation officer of the league management company on Wednesday.

It has raised the possibility that two sets of match officials - those appointed by Giwa's group and those appointed by the NFF - could turn up for the fixtures.

Football's world governing body Fifa issued a warning last week saying Pinnick and his board must continue in charge of the NFF or Nigeria would face a global suspension.

Meanwhile, the Giwa-led faction has rejected a reconciliation committee set up by the country's sports minister Solomon Dalung to resolve issues within the NFF.

In a statement signed by the group's chairman of chairmen, Effiong Johnson, it urged Nigerians to disregard the action of the minister.

Former NFF boss Ibrahim Galadima is the head of the seven-man reconciliation committee, which has one week to submit its report.


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Lalasticlala, pls do the needful let nigerians know how confused the NFF is.

Hahahahahaha...y wont dey be confusd when d president is nt concearnd

Buhari symptoms

If the dead can give birth they can as well officiate!
NPFL is a mirage coupled with the stupidity and power madness of NFF!

Everything in Nigeria moves backwards!

NFF ehhhhh

Hmnnnnn

Even the dead can be confirmed ministers in Nigeria

Na miskate

Is the match to be played at the Estado de Heaven ni?

Weytin we no go see,,buh seriusly Nigeria is now hell on earth

the fear Nigeria is the beginning of wisdom

Can't Buhari call dis boys to order and step in.. I knw when Keshi was being fought Gej took the matter into his hands and saved the day..
Tufiakwa dis administration.. Tufia... Power hungry selfcentred mofos

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You people using SME data share line to post nonsense to scam people online, God is watching u oh. Oya one of u ppl show screenshot one with ipulse plan or biz class or trutalk and not biz plus.
Ndi oshi everywhere.
Remember say epe ni n pa ole.

ghost worker
ghost senator
ghost leaders
....now its ghost referees
ds kon3 sef

same thing happened when we played India in 1989 and they scored us 99-1. The only Nigerian player that managed to score died on the spot.
A dead man was our refree in that match.

[stop spreading this false news it was the confused Giwa led group that appointed the ref. And not the nff.

na for burial ground dem go play the match b dat o

Buhari self

If a man can kill himself and runs away, I see no reason why a dead man cannot officiate.

K

Bad system

Confused NFF, confused president, confused house of assembly, confused country GOD HELP US OH

Only in Nigeria

This should promptly be move to joke section, NFF hás become a seasonal joke

what is our President saying about this?

Blaming GEJ?

okada abeg drop me here, e b like say dem dey sell fuel for pump price here.

Just when you think you've heard it all and that this beloved country has hit the basement, yet another.....ghost referee....sighs.

Hahahahaha d man ghost go officiate d match

Wetin we no go hear for this our naija

Abi na heaven be the venue for this match ?