The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the match officials for the 2026 President Federation Cup finals, scheduled for Saturday, July 11, at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta State.
Kassim Abdulsalam of Zamfara State has been appointed as centre referee for the men's final between El-Kanemi Warriors and Ikorodu City.
Abdulsalam will be assisted by Ahmad Tijjani as Assistant Referee 1 and Emmanuel Omada of Edo State as Assistant Referee 2.
Ejoor Dimas of Delta State will serve as Referee Assessor, while Areweremi Ebineme of Delta State has been named Reserve Referee.
Hon Hassan Wada of Kogi State will serve as Match Commissioner.
For the women's final between Heartland Queens and Nasarawa Amazons, Yemisi Akintoye of Lagos State will take charge as centre referee, with Abibatu Yusuf of Rivers State and Mfon Friday Akpan of Akwa Ibom State as assistant referees.
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Favour Bogwu of Delta State will serve as reserve referee, Enuwaonye Nkechi Mary of Delta State as Referee Assessor, and Dr Martina A Apia of Cross River State as Match Commissioner.
Delta State has shown readiness to deliver a well-organised occasion, with the Chairman of the Delta State Sports Commission, Hon Onoriode Oborevwori, saying preparations were in their final stages.
"The Stephen Keshi Stadium has hosted some of the country's biggest sporting events, including the National Sports Festival, the National Youth Games, the Nigeria National League Super 8, previous Federation Cup finals and many other prestigious competitions," Oborevwori said.
"We are confident that football stakeholders from across Nigeria will witness one of the best-organised President Federation Cup finals this weekend," he added.
The two finals bring the curtain down on Nigeria's oldest domestic football competition, with both the men's and women's titles to be decided on the same day at the same venue.
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