{"id":172932,"date":"2022-04-06T09:35:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T08:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=172932"},"modified":"2022-04-06T09:35:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T08:35:26","slug":"former-fifa-badged-nigerian-referee-okubule-dies-at-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/06\/former-fifa-badged-nigerian-referee-okubule-dies-at-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Former FIFA-badged Nigerian referee Okubule dies at 80"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of Nigeria\u2019s respected referees Festus Okubule, 80, yesterday died in Lagos hospital after a brief illness.<\/p>\n<p>According to her daughter, Sola Taiwo, the foremost referee breathed his last breath at about 5:50 pm yesterday and he would be missed by his family and relations.<\/p>\n<p>Okubule a.k.a Show Boy would forever remain a reference in the history of Nigerian football for more than four decades, he officiated several domestic matches, as well international matches across the length and breadth of Africa.<\/p>\n<p>A former president of the Nigeria Referee\u2019s Association, the late Okubule according to football statistician, Kunle Solaja, was the second Nigerian referee to officiate at the Africa Cup of Nations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/03\/30\/carlos-queiroz-quit-egypt-head-coach-position-after-2022-world-cup-elimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Egypt<\/a>, 1986, after the pioneering effort of Sunny Woghiren at the 1974 edition which was also held in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Okubule who was popularly called \u2018Show Boy\u2019 told The Nation in an interview just after his 79th birthday how he earned the nickname due to his extra details for a neat appearance.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cAs a referee, I was very neat and that is one of the reasons I was called Show Boy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI attended every match with two sets of shirts. 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