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Zamfara-born Abdulsalam breaks 25-year logjam of non-Nigerian referee at World Cup

A Nigerian referee, Abiola Kasimu Abdulsalam, has been selected as one of 81 officials for this year’s FIFA Under-17 World Cup tournament to take place in Qatar. The 34-year-old official is the only centre referee from Nigeria, and one of four from Africa to make the list that also includes eight assistant referees from Africa. […]

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