NWFL

Ibom Angels coach Okon slams ‘Poor Officiating’ in season opener

Ganiyu Muftau

Ibom Angels head coach Edwin Okon has strongly criticised the officiating in his team’s opening match of the 2024/2025 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) season against Rivers Angels.

Speaking to journalists after the closely contested match, which Rivers Angels won, Okon expressed his frustration.

“You prepare a team for three to four months, and one person can ruin all your hard work,” he stated.

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“If this is how the league will be managed, it won’t succeed.” Okon also voiced concerns about a perceived bias towards home teams.

Okon specifically accused the referee of favouring the home attacks. When pressed for clarification, he explained, “The referee at that level knows what I mean by building attack.

“I don’t like to blame them but this is the first match of the season, look at them pursuing the camera man. That camera man should not record the match. Fans are coming in to flog the referee. Is that how to grow the league?”

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