Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has taken disciplinary action against referee Abdulrasheed Jimoh and assistant referee Zakari Adamu, handing both officials indefinite suspensions following a controversial decision to disallow a goal scored by Kwara United against Enugu Rangers in their Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday 12 encounter.

The NFF Refereeing Development Committee sanctioned the two match officials over what it described as the cancellation of a "validly scored goal", adding another chapter to the growing list of officiating controversies that have unsettled Nigerian football in recent seasons.

The incident occurred during Sunday's meeting at the Awka Township Stadium, where Rangers claim...