The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has expressed zero tolerance for match manipulation and unethical practices, in a warning to referees and stakeholders across all tiers of domestic football.

NFF Secretary, Mohammed Ameenu, made this known in a statement on behalf of the NFF Refereeing Committee on Wednesday.

He expressed deep concern over potential external influences aimed at swaying refereeing decisions.

“The President and the General Secretary of the NFF have instituted a powerful monitoring committee with members deployed to all match centres,” the statement reads.

““All referees appointed for matches are hereby instructed to uphold the principles of equity, fairness and justice.

“The consequences for failure to comply are severe— officials found guilty of misconduct could face a minimum 10-year ban from football and potential prosecution by State Security Services for match-fixing related offenses.

“You are all warned ahead of time.”

ASA