Kenny_G:

As draconian as this sounds, it might just be what is needed to revamp nigerian football, For one, the decision to withdraw from all FIFA organised events was taken so that the government can disban NFF without FIFA sanctioning us. We all know the NFF is inept and corrupt, but because they are a constitutionally elected and backed by FIFA the govt cannot just dissolve them so the only way is to pretempt any FIFA sanction by pulling out.

A few days ago Okocha and the Minister of sports met with Blatter asking him to support them in their bid to stop the NFF elections due to widespread fraud by the contestants, Blatter declined stating that since they were duly elected there is nothing anyone can do except via the courts,
My guess is once the govt have cleaned up NFF and installed their stooge Okocha, they will reapply to FIFA to reinstate us.

12large:

why are you guys making it seem like if sani lulu is a killer, i can bet anybody this current nff has been one of its best, its main problem is that they always hire wrong coaches, but that is not enough to ban us. rydym we ban our self only from nations cup in 1996 but can ban us for 1998, now we are banning ourself totally from international football do you know how many years fifa might ban us

Rhydem:

Guy, you're missing the point.

The NFF has been dogged with bad organisation for many years now.
Corruption has been it's biggest allegation and also poor development of football.

From 2002 till present day, we have not improved.
look at allegeations made by Glenn Hoddle, what came of it NOTHING. Look at the money which 'vanished' into thin air what came of it NOTHING.

Since Berti Vogts we have NOT improved in football one bit, and it's enough of giving millions of dollars to these rouges to compete in FIFA competitons when we don't yet have continuous electricity in our country

tkb417:

tell me something

is football not a reflection of the decay in Nigeria?

he shd ban PHCN too cos we havent seen improvements since independence

how do u ban football cos u wanna get rid of NFF

isnt that dumb?

Rhydem:

I agree, and I imagine the government are taking small steps into correcting these problems. It is just because we are a football loving country this news now seems  BIG news, imagine the government had decided to ban volley ball from all competitons whilst they revamp none of us will even CARE one bit.

To me, I see this as a positive movement in the one of many things on the governments immediate agenda.

Pharoh:

And what are we going to achieve if we participate at the nations cup in 2012? What was our achievement in this ongoing world cup? Look at our super falcons and how they have gone down in recent years.

There are many ways to kill a rat and due to our nature this is the best way to go about it. You cannot be comparing our FA with that of their European counterparts. So lets do it our own way or you think segun odegbami, okocha and kanu will win a free and fair election into the glass house?

Do you know why they have not appointed siasa as the coach of the super eagles all these while?

adconline:

Now a govt that cant organise a free and fair election is banning NFF. NFF is part of Nigeria' ineptitute. From NEPA, Transcorp, INEC, Cadbury, Governors to the President, Nigeria lacks managemnt skills. Jonathan is towing the line of Abacha who barred Nigerian from contesting in ANC in 1996 and CAF slapped us with another 2-year ban. Jonathan fix NEPA and INEC.