The world football governing body, Fifa, has handed Nigeria a deadline until next Tuesday to reinstate the football federation headed by Aminu Maigari or face suspension from the sport internationally. Fifa, in a letter dated July 4 and signed by its secretary general Jerome Valcke, stated that it understands that the NFF has been served with court processes and that consequently an order restraining the President of the NFF, his Executive Committee members and the NFF Congress from running the affairs of Nigerian football has been granted by a High Court of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The international football body also noted that the Nigeria minister of sports [Tamuno Danagogo] has appointed an assistant director [Lawrence Katken] to take charge of the NFF. Fifa also clearly stated in its letter that the happenings in Nigeria are preventing the NFF from managing its affairs independently without external influence as under articles 13 of its statutes. The football body advised the troubled NFF president to inform the relevant authorities in Nigeria of its position and the potential adverse consequences that would befall the countrys football. The NFF board was ordered to step aside by a High Court in Jos, Plateau State, following an interlocutory injunction filed by the owner of Nembe City, Mrs Ebiakpo Rumson Baribote. The court presiding judge, Justice PL Lot, has fixed July 11 for the hearing on the Motion on Notice, while restraining Maigari and other board members from managing the countrys football affairs till that hearing. supersport/football/super-eagles/news/140705/Fifa_sets_deadline_for_Nigeria
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:31:37 +0000
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