It was a show of shame last Friday
before the Golden Eaglet and the
Mexicans final match as NFF General
Secretary Barrister Musa and the
Federations First Vice President Chief
Mike Umeh exchanged blows in public,
right inside the stadium.
Eye witness account has it that problem
started brewing early evening when
Chief Umeh wondered why members of
the League Management Committee were
allocated “ better cars” than NFF
chieftains.
chief mikeHe then and there told a
colleague that Musa was incompetent
and not fit to handle NFF matters.
On getting to the stadium, Chief Umeh
was given a Category 1 ticket and again
he complained insisting that every
country was given 20 VIP tickets and
wondered why he could not have one as
NFF Vice President.
At the stadium Chief Umeh boiled over
when he saw members of the LMC in the
VIP Box and challenged the GS who said
he knew nothing about it “Oga two of us
are sitting here, I don’t know anything
about tickets besides I just arrived
yesterday “the General Secretary replied.
He was shocked when Chief Umeh said
“you are a useless man. I have to trek
five minutes to ease myself in a
competition that belongs to us?”
That really got Barrister Ahmadu angry
and he told him to withdraw the
statement. Instead Chief Umeh repeated
it and the General Secretary said he was
a “hopeless man”. As they were sitting
together they rose to their feet and went
for each other’s jugular saying a lot of
unprintable things.
The intervention of some board
members including Chief Inyama and
some Management staff did little to
assuage them.barrister musa
It took some time to get Musa to leave
the seat for another one.
A board member has called for a probe
of the incidence when they get back
home.
“It was shameful to say the least. Chief
Umeh did not behave maturely but there
is need to find out where all our VIP
tickets went to,” he said.
Meanwhile, it was gathered that the NFF
is spoiling for a war with the National
Sports Commission, NSC over its
penchant for sidelining it whenever
football matters get to the presidency.
An inside NFF source said the federation
members were not happy when the NSC
failed to provide seat for them during
the reception for the Super Eagles after
they won the Africa Nations Cup in
South Africa.
“The NFF is not ready to be pushed aside
when the President hosts the Eaglets in
Abuja. This ceremony is an NFF
ceremony, so the NSC should not push
the NFF aside. In fact theNFF president,
Alhaji Aminu Maigari has done well and
should be commended. He even deserves
a national honour,” the source stressed.
President Goodluck Jonathan is expected
to host the victorious Golden Eaglets
today in Aso Rock to show the country’s
appreciation for their feat at the U-17
World Cup which has brought honour to
the country, his Media aide, Dr. Rueben
Abati disclosed shortly after the team
won the trophy Friday.

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Bet why
Must they always use fight to settle everything?