World Cup Playoff: Nigeria awaits FIFA verdict after protest over South African, Beninese officials for Gabon tie

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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in a protest letter submitted late Wednesday, argued that assigning officials from South Africa and Benin Republic—two nations that were in Nigeria’s qualifying group—creates a “serious conflict of interest” and undermines the principle of neutrality required in international officiating.The post World Cup Playoff: Nigeria awaits FIFA verdict after protest over South African, Beninese officials for Gabon tie appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.