The absence of Nigerian referees on the official match officials list for the 2023 AFCON scheduled for Cote d’Ivoire in January 2024 upset John Owan-Enoh, Minister of Sports Development.
Mr Owan-Enoh stated this on Thursday in Abuja while reacting to the list of match officials released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) ahead of the tournament scheduled for January 2024.
He said that given Nigeria’s football pedigree and population, the country should not be in such a predicament, which has become a trend.
