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Alarm Bells After Referee’s Death: Is Nigeria Stretching Its Match Officials Too Far?

Summary by Sports247
The death of Plateau State referee Aweng Solomon Maram, who reportedly collapsed and died during a pre-season referees’ fitness assessment in Abuja, should not become a blame game. But it should certainly be an alarm bell. The tragedy has raised serious questions within the Nigerian refereeing community about the structure, intensity and consequences of the fitness assessment being conducted for officials ahead of the new Nigeria Premier Footbal…
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Sports247 broke the news on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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