FIFA selects Nigerian referee for Under-17 World Cup
FIFA has chosen Nigerian referee Abiola Kasimu Abdulsalam as one of 81 officials for the Under-17 World Cup, according to Punch Nigeria. His selection ends a 25-year wait for Nigeria to have a referee appointed to the tournament, although the supplied report does not provide further details about the competition or appointment.
FIFA has selected Nigerian referee Abiola Kasimu Abdulsalam among the 81 officials appointed for the Under-17 World Cup, Punch Nigeria reports. The appointment ends a 25-year wait for Nigeria to have a referee selected for the tournament. The report identifies Abdulsalam as the country’s representative among the officials chosen by football’s world governing body.
The supplied information does not state the tournament’s host country, dates, the other officials selected or the matches Abdulsalam may oversee. It also does not give details of his previous refereeing assignments or explain the process used by FIFA to make the appointments. The selection nevertheless marks a return for Nigerian refereeing at the Under-17 World Cup after the reported quarter-century absence.
No further reaction from Abdulsalam, the Nigeria Football Federation or FIFA was included in the source material.
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