FIFA has suspend the Nigeria Football Federation for intervention of Nigerian Government. The suspension is to be effective with immediate effect.
Fifa has earlier warned the country to reverse from and cancel the suspension placed on the NFF board early this week. A step which fifa claimed is illegal.
Fifa then had emergency meeting on Wednesday and suspended Nigeria from partaking in football and related activities
A statement on FIFA’s website said the decision follows a letter sent
by the world soccer governing body to NFF last Friday in which it
expressed great concern at the last development in Nigeria football.
The statement recalled that the NFF was served with court proceedings
and consequently an order preventing the president of the Federation,
the executive committee members and the body’s Congress from running the
affairs of Nigerian football was granted by a High Court in Jos,
Plateau State.
Article 13, par. 1 and article 17, par. 1 of the FIFA Statutes oblige
member associations to manage their affairs independently and with no
influence from third parties.
The court order compelled the Minister of Sports, Tamuno Danagogo, to
appoint a senior member of the civil service to manage the Federation
until the matter was heard in court, without giving any date for such a
hearing.
However, an NFF elective congress is slated to take place on August 26.
“The suspension will be lifted once the court actions have been withdrawn and the properly elected NFF Executive Committee, the NFF general assembly and the NFF administration are able to work without any interference in their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,” FIFA said.
However, an NFF elective congress is slated to take place on August 26.
“The suspension will be lifted once the court actions have been withdrawn and the properly elected NFF Executive Committee, the NFF general assembly and the NFF administration are able to work without any interference in their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,” FIFA said.
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