Fourteen referees have been suspended by the Nigeria Football Federation in the Nigeria Premier Football League campaign over poor officiating.

This was confirmed in a communiqué from the federation's Referees Development Committee on Monday to the NPFL chief operating officer, Davison Owumi, according to Ahmad Tijani on Inspiration FM.

The referees suspended are Saeed Abdulaziz, Jimmy Aimugbonrie, Brown Ebenezer and Atuwho Morrison, Bawa Buhari, Chukwuka Jahlove, and Akinwale Tomiwa.

Others include Saeed Maliki, Sunday Azi and the four match officials involved in a matchday six clash between Sunshine Stars and Abia Warriors.

The NPFL committee requested video footage of the matches where the match officials performed poorly.

The teams involved are Niger Tornadoes and two games of Sporting Lagos.

Also, match-day two clash between Niger Tornadoes and Rivers United, which ended 1-0 in favour of the Tornadoes and matchday four against Bayelsa which also ended in a lone goal in their favour, are part of the games affected.

However, the NPFL committee is expected to investigate further to determine the best disciplinary measures to be issued to the defaulting match officials.