Fifa has suspended the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) with immediate effect over allegation of “government interference” following its emergency meeting on Wednesday.
The football governing body waited 24 hours after its earlier issued Tuesday deadline to the country over the illegal dissolution of the Aminu Maigari-led NFF board.
The Super Eagles were dumped out of the World Cup by France in the Round of 16, but after the tournament a court order forced the sports minister to place a senior civil servant in charge of the NFF owing to counter allegations.
During the suspension, no teams from Nigeria – including club sides – can compete with other nations, even in friendly matches.
“The FIFA Emergency Committee has decided today, July 9, 2014, to suspend the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) with immediate effect, on account of government interference,” a statement on its website read.
“The decision follows a letter sent by FIFA to the NFF on July 4, 2014, in which it expressed its great concern after the NFF was served with court proceedings and consequently an order preventing the president of the NFF, the NFF Executive Committee members and the NFF Congress from running the affairs of Nigerian football was granted by a High Court of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“The said court order compelled the Nigerian Minister of Sports to appoint a senior member of the civil service to manage the NFF until the matter was heard in court, without giving any date for such a hearing.
“The authorities then appointed a person who decided to convene an extraordinary general assembly on 5 July 2014. This extraordinary general assembly was convened in violation of the NFF statutes.
“Originally, an elective congress had been planned by the NFF to take place on August 26, 2014.
“The suspension will be lifted once the court actions have been withdrawn and the properly elected NFF Executive Committee, the NFF general assembly and the NFF administration are able to work without any interference in their affairs.”
The Fifa Emergency Committee added that neither the Nigeria national team nor any of the country’s clubs will be able to participate in any “regional, continental or international competitions” until the situation is resolved to its satisfaction.
Consequently, this decision will rule Nigeria out of the upcoming FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada if no action is taken by July 15.culled
*Whats your take on this? Government interferes in everything in Nigeria.na so them pack themselves like sardine go Brazil before the eagles were booted out of their group.
If they like they should still keep quiet,FIFA gave them enough time but as usual no one does anything until it is too late!
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Ihekire Tony
DeleteStella pls I beg to differ, FIFA have to change some of it's rules and regulations which supports high level of corruption. There is this african proverb that says "put ur mouth where ur money is". Is govt that finances NFF, so why wont govt put there mouth where their money is? NFF is not an independent body. If you know the amount of corruption, fraud, embezzlement that happens in that NFF, you will be the first person to carry a placard, asking federal govt to scrap it. Yet they will be hiding under FIFA's corrupt rules and regulations.
Not my consign. Not my consign at all!
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Wass?? Naija is never serious, why are we always doing things the wrong way? Must politics be involved in everything? Abeg they should go and gum their asses on a seat somewhere! Nonsense!
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ReplyDeleteNdi ara! APC interference in everything,like they own Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteBut this is none of my business tho' in Kermit's voice
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Morning nyash.
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DeleteWell good for us. We get away with so many things and most times we forget we are not dealing with our own kinds. Not that we would have fared better in the under-20 group too. As usual agbayas would hv packed themselves to go there.
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ReplyDeleteI don't see how government would not interfere in nff matters, its a body under the sport ministry and funded by the government. Fifa Obviously does not understand how Africa works, The Nff Chairman and his other administrators treated the boys badly in brazil. Its only Right that the sport ministry would respond. Afterall we are trying to get rid of corruption.
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ReplyDeleteLolz looking @ that pics, pray tell me what that Nigerian player did to thatt little boy,
ReplyDeleteIhekire Tony
ReplyDeleteStella pls I beg to differ, FIFA have to change some of it's rules and regulations which supports high level of corruption. There is this african proverb that says "put ur mouth where ur money is". Is govt that finances NFF, so why wont govt put there mouth where their money is? NFF is not an independent body. If you know the amount of corruption, fraud, embezzlement that happens in that NFF, you will be the first person to carry a placard, asking federal govt to scrap it. Yet they will be hiding under FIFA's corrupt rules and regulations.
spot on Tonero!
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Good for Nigeria
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ReplyDeleteStupid Nigerian government, they ignore the necessary and interfere in things that don't concern them. Good for them!
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Good for them, once in a while the government needs to be called to order
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