Sporting Lagos have hit out at the officiating that saw the team lose a Nigeria National League, NNL, clash to Gateway United.
The game was overshadowed by controversial decisions made by referee Adebayo Qudus.
Sporting’s Seun Akanji, appeared to score a perfectly legitimate goal but Qudus disallowed it for offside. His assistant referee had run back toward the centre circle to indicate a goal.
To further complicate the incident, Seun was then shown a yellow card.
Minutes later, the striker found the net again but the referee blew the whistle mid-play and handed him a second yellow card, which automatically meant a sending off.
The assistant referee did not flag any of the two goals for offside.
Gateway United equalized after they awarded a controversial penalty and went on to win 2-1.
A Sporting Lagos board member, Fola Olatunji-David, wrote on X: “People should be out of jobs â and some people in jail â for what is going on in Nigerian football.”;;
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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