The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) announced on Friday that it has formally accepted Bendel Insurance’s protest over a controversial winning goal scored by Rangers in the rescheduled match‑day 9 fixture.
Bendel Insurance lodged the complaint after the match, asserting that Rangers’ decisive goal was scored while the crossbar of the goalpost was displaced, a situation that should have prompted the referee to stop play.
Following a review of video footage, the NPFL confirmed that the evidence supported the club’s grievance and therefore agreed with the protest.
However, the league did not issue a final ruling on the match outcome. Instead, it referred the matter to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Referees Appointment Committee for further examination, stating that the committee will communicate its decision back to the NPFL.
The NPFL, Nigeria’s top‑tier professional football competition, routinely forwards disciplinary and technical disputes to the NFF’s refereeing body for resolution, ensuring that any breaches of the game’s regulations are addressed through the appropriate governing channels.
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
