Folusho Ajayi

Folusho Ajayi is a Nigerian association football referee. A FIFA badge referee since January 2015, Ajayi has officiated in Nigeria Premier League, Nigeria Women Premier League, Africa Women Cup of Nations qualifiers and FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualifying games.

Described as being controversial by the media, she controversially blew her whistle for halftime when the ball was in motion towards the net of the home team, Kano Pillars after a free-kick was taken during the opening game of the 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League. The game was abandoned by Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. at the Sani Abacha Stadium. Wale Ajayi of Africanfootball.com explains that even though she played by the rules, she made a lot of wrong calls during the game and shouldn't have spent time building a wall for the free-kick to be taken if she was going to end the game immediately. The unsatisfactory nature of the game led to sanctions for IUFC and the league board recommending her suspension to the Nigeria Referees Association from premier league matches, however the NRA issued a vote of confidence to her decisions in the game. After matchday one, she was left out of officiating NPFL games during match day two and three but returned to ref the matchday four encounter between Gombe United F.C. and Plateau United F.C. In 2016 Nigeria Professional Football League, two of the games she officiated was abandoned with one of the games attributed to being instrumental in the relegation of Heartland F.C.

List of games officiated Date Venue Home Away Result Competition Notes 25 January 2017 Gombe United F.C. Plateau United F.C. 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League issued 3 yellow cards 14 January 2017 Sani Abacha Stadium Kano Pillars F.C. Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League match abandoned at 60th minute 10 May 2017 Legacy Pitch, National Stadium FC Robo Sunshine Queens F.C. 2017 Nigeria Women Premier League 28 July 2016 Lekan Salami Stadium (neutral) Rivers United F.C. Enyimba F.C. Nigeria Federation Cup match abandoned2 October 2016 Rwang Pam Stadium Plateau United F.C. Heartland F.C. 2016 Nigeria Professional Football League match abandoned at 75th minute