The World Football governing body’s ultimatum is due to the long drawn leadership tussle in the glass house between Pinnick and Chris Giwa.
In a statement released on Tuesday, FIFA said Nigeria will be suspended for contravening the FIFA statutes in relation to undue influences, if the NFF offices are not handed back to the legitimate executive committee led by Pinnick.
Pinnick emerged as the NFF president after an election in 30, September 2014. Giwa’s claims to the headship of the NFF stems from an election in August 2014, however FIFA stated they did not recognise the election.
Giwa had on July 1, 2018 forcefully taken over the NFF secretariat as president-elect of the federation, claiming his authority from a Supreme Court ruling. But on July 23rd State Security operatives ejected the Giwa-led board to reinstate Pinnick and his executives.
The statement said the suspension will be lifted when Pinnick and the NFF General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi, confirms that they have effective control of the NFF and its offices.
According to FIFA, if the suspension takes effect, the Falconets competing at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in France will be allowed to remain in the tournament on an ‘exceptional basis given that the tournament is underway’. It could, however, affect the Super Eagles’ Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles on September 7.
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*This is serious!!!
This issue has taken a long time and up to this moment it is still difficult to have a headway. Too many rubbish in this country.
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ReplyDeleteUseless executives that has turned the NFF into a gambling house. They play ludo with our athletes, putting their career in danger.
ReplyDeleteI hope and pray that they do the needful, so that our falconet will not be obstructed from playing their next match that they duely qualified for.
Greedy people every
ReplyDeleteWhere. They should suspend after all I don't see what NFF has done
No so na. Up Nigeria.keep disgracing yourself
ReplyDeleteSuspend them already mbok! You can lift the ban after the general elections in 2019 since NFF and the government have decided to keep their ears and brains in their pockets. We need to concentrate on more important national issues at the moment sef. Thank you in advance FIFA.
ReplyDeleteWhen will Nigeria as a country stand for the truth? Someone won an election and you are fighting him because of your own selfish interest? They should do the needful so that our female team will not be disgrace because of their stupidity.
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