A referees consultant with the Nigeria Football Federation, Linus Mba, said on Friday the federation would conduct pre-season technical courses for referees ahead the 2014/2015 football season.
Mba told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that the course was important as it would ensure that referees became fit and made technical inputs into matches.
He said: “Having concluded the physical examination this time, the next thing, which is more important, is the technical inputs into the game.
“We want to ensure that the referee that we have is healthy, is in good physical condition, is be able to deliver technically.
“So, there are already plans early in the new year before the season starts to run technical courses all over the country for these referees.
“And we will be able to classify them into the various divisions of the league in accordance with their level of experience.”
Mba said the course would focus on the laws of the game and its applications in match situations.
He said: “It is on the laws of the game, as well as the application of the laws of the game.
“So, during this seminar, we are going to do a lot of practical exercises that will involve a combination of the technical knowledge with that of physical fitness.
“We call it integrated training.”
The pre-season medical and physical fitness test for the referees has just ended at the National Stadium, Abuja.
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