Desperate Nigerian League Coaches Want Introduction of Video Assistant Referee in NPFL

• VAR needs to be introduced in the Nigeria Professional Football League, according to two coaches in Nigeria
• After the Match Day 20 of the 2021/22 NPFL fixture involving Gombe United and Kano Pillars, managers of both teams call for the introduction of VAR
• The tacticians believe that League Management Committee will benefit immensely from the introduction of technology into Nigerian football

The coaches of Gombe United and Kano Pillars Football Clubs have called for the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

Both managers say the introduction will help improve officiating in the league as the world continues to deploy technology to properly monitor matches.

The call was made shortly after both teams clashed in their Match Day 20 of the 2021/2022 NPFL fixture which was played at the Pantami Stadium, Gombe, on Sunday.

Gombe United's technical adviser Aliyu Zubairu stated it was high time technology was introduced into the domestic league.

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He said as per Vanguard:

“It is high time we introduced technology into the game; everywhere you go that is the order of the day and Nigeria should not be an exception.”

On his part, the chief coach of Kano Pillars, Ibrahim Musa said the introduction of VAR to the NPFL would “greatly assist match officials and make their work easier and better.”

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Meanwhile, there was pandemonium in Uyo during the Nigeria Professional Football League game between Dakkada FC and Remo Stars in Match-Day 4 of the new season.

Some fans took laws into their own hands as they attacked officials of the visiting team during half-time and went further to assault referees after the match ended 1-1.

It was gathered that Oriyomi Lawal had put the hosts ahead as early as the 12th minute, but Remo Stars restored parity moments before the end of the first half courtesy a Samuel Anakwe strike.

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Sports Brief earlier reported that supporters of Bauchi-based Wikki Tourist Football club went berserk after visiting Enyimba International of Aba held them to a goalless draw in the Nigerian Professional Football League.

The Match Day 19 encounter had left the fans unimpressed after it ended in a stalemate at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium.

It was gathered that irate fans stormed the pitch wielding dangerous objects as soon as the match referee blew the final whistle.