Monday, 14 March 2016
FIFA suspends Nigeria
The FIFA Emergency Committee on Wednesday
suspended the Nigeria Football Federation with
immediate effect, on account of government’s
interference.
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actions have been withdrawn and the properly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 witho
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