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Partner with local VAR users to improve officiating, Salisu begs to NFF

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Nigerian Football Federation NFF has been urged as a matter of urgency to deploy the use of VAR in Nigeria premier leagues. This call was initiated as the result of some happenings in the ongoing premier league matches. Reacting on the recent match involving Katsina United and Abia Warriors, the former chairman Media and Publicly of Galadima soccer competition, Ado Salisu said the centre referee awarded a goal to the visitors and later disallowed it after consultation with othe match officials in Katsina.  ""It’s time to senitise our league and compete with the rest of the world in running the activities of football.  Where NFF did not get it right is the live streaming of our league? From what is happening in our league today it’s not good for the game, we’re just showing our lapses to the world, the fans, referees, players and all stakeholders attitude is not what the world wants to see."" ""NFF should have deployed the VAR in the first i