Nigeria football looks to be, unfortunately,
heading into a long, dark night as world
football –governing body is set to wield the
big stick today against the most populous
black nation on earth.
Even as the Super Eagles still have a chance
of qualifying for the 2015 Africa Cup of
Nations to defend their crown, despite a
poor start in the race; even with the Golden
Eaglets, the reigning champions of the
world, ready to compete at the African
Championship to be eligible to travel to Chile
to defend their world title next year, and
with the Super Falcons reclaiming their
continental title in Namibia on Saturday, non
–conformity to simple football rules and
regulations has put Nigeria at the danger of
a big slam.
On Saturday in Windhoek, Namibia, CAF
President Issa Hayatou told Nigeria’s Sports
Minister, Tammy Danagogo in clear terms
that the world was fed up with Nigeria’s
incorrigibility in the area of football
administration.
Issa Hayatou
Issa Hayatou
Hayatou’s words: “I had to plead
passionately with FIFA President, Mr. Sepp
Blatter not to take action on Nigeria on
Friday, because Nigeria was in the final of
the African Women Championship and a ban
on your country would have been bad for
the competition and our sponsors. We all
heard the news of the court ruling on
Thursday, and the football world is angry
with Nigeria. That is the truth.
“The FIFA letter that came to your Federation
before the elections of September 30 was
very clear about an automatic suspension
should there be any interference with the
political process, and after the elections
went ahead, we all thought you had settled
your issues.”
The CAF supremo, at a meeting that had
Nigeria’s Sports Minister, Dr. Tammy
Danagogo, Nigeria’s High Commissioner to
Namibia, Ambassador Biodun Olorunfemi,
Nigeria’s Deputy President of the CAF Appeal
Board, Mazi Amanze Uchegbulam, CAF
General Coordinator, Mr. Paul Bassey and CAF
Media Committee Member, Aisha Falode in
attendance, said there was no going back
on suspension of Nigeria this week if
football matters are not withdrawn from
civil courts.
“I appealed to FIFA to give until Monday for
Nigeria to put its act together. After that,
there is absolutely nothing I can do. It is all
very disappointing because we have over 50
National Associations in Africa, but a big
country like Nigeria is the one always giving
us the biggest headache.
“Nigeria signed to be part of the football
world by joining FIFA, and opted to abide by
the FIFA –approved Statutes that you have.
How many times do we have to tell your
country that football matters are not taken
to civil courts? If Nigeria no longer wants to
be part of the football world, then so be it,”
an obviously exasperated Hayatou said. His
French words were translated to the rest of
the Nigeria delegation by the multi-lingual
Paul Bassey.
It would be recalled that FIFA President
Blatter and CAF President Hayatou, as well as
several National Associations and NFF’s
partners and political leaders around the
world, congratulated Amaju Pinnick
following his victory at the September 30
elections.
NFF President, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, who
was, inexplicably, stopped by security
operatives at the Murtala Muhammed
International Airport, Lagos on his way to
Namibia on Friday night with the Sports
Minister, monitored the meeting on phone.
On Thursday, the Federal High Court, Jos
gave a ruling setting aside the FIFA –ordered
elections of 30th September, 2014 into the
NFF Executive Committee, stoking the fire of
anger at the world body’s Zurich
headquarters.
The NFF Executive Committee, led by Amaju
Pinnick, has filed for a Stay-of-Execution of
the order at the same court, which the court
said it will be hear on Wednesday.
Falode, who spoke from Windhoek on
Sunday, said it was obvious the Government
of Nigeria has to now intervene to avoid the
hammer falling on Nigeria football.
“The future of millions of Nigerian youth is
being put at risk by some persons who feel
they have nothing to lose in the case of a
FIFA ban. It is now for the Government to
wade in. If we get suspended from
international football now, FIFA will not
revisit the matter until their 65th Congress
on May 29, 2015. That would be too bad for
our country’s football,” Falode said.


Source: Vanguardngr.com

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Naija house of commotion

Stüpid people
Abeg make them ban us, I go dey watch EPL, UCL, LA liga and them

SMALLPENIS:
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Must you always type?
Foolishness!

JigsawKillah:


Must you always type?
Foolishness!

[size=20pt]at my age, I dont argue with children[/size]

If you wanted to be FTC, kindly go the 'New Section', Sport section is my zone.

SMALLPENIS:


at my age, I dont argue with children.

If you wanted to be FTC, kindly go the 'New Section', Sport section is my zone

Your age? Oh
You're 60 already!
Older than Nigeria and brain still underdeveloped than the roads of Nigeria
Idiot

JigsawKillah:


Your age? Oh
You're 60 already!
Older than Nigeria and brain still underdeveloped than the roads of Nigeria
Idiot

like I said, I dont argue with children ,
so mentioning me to argue with wont do you any good.
Oya, Go and prepare for school,you are almost late

SMALLPENIS:


like I said, I dont argue with children ,
so mentioning me to argue with wont do you any good.
Oya, Go and prepare for school,you are almost late

No, prepare for your job
Idiotic free to air medicine for konji

fifa pls ban Nigeria. all dis old fools once they want attention. d take matters to court and use it as a bargaining chip. since harrison ijala started dis crap . thats wat is in vogue FIFA abeg ban us. we don tire too. giwa vs pinnick nonsense

Fifa, what are you waiting for? Do the needful. Selfish administrators only there for personal gains rather than national interests.

If nigeria gets banned am going to murder giwa and pinnick

so is nigeria fed up with fifa. is NFA a slave to FIFA? Enough of this incessant harassment joo. Let the football governing body keeping hating while we keep on lifting trophies. Well done girls on your recent conquer of the Africa football.

If we get suspended from
international football now, FIFA will not
revisit the matter until their 65th Congress
on May 29, 2015. That would be too bad for
our country’s football,” Falode said.

#faint

I'll personally go to any shrine to curse that idioticc Chris Giwa and his generation if they ban us!

ejihand1:
so is nigeria fed up with fifa. is NFA a slave to FIFA? Enough of this incessant harassment joo. Let the football governing body keeping hating while we keep on lifting trophies. Well done girls on your recent conquer of the Africa football.

what is this one saying? You want to be enjoying the FIFA trophies but you don't want to abide by their simple rules?

Our dick brain NFF has 4gotten wat Nigeria went through when ordinary CAF ban us 4 pulling out of 1996 cup of Nations. We were unable 2 play in nations cup until 2000.

Dis set of moronic nicompools wont allow us 2 defend our throphy.

Fifa knows d needful, those old fools still take fifa 4 joke. I tink its high time we had disbanded dis crop of shallow NFF.


I feel like finding a horse wipe, I feel like flogging those brainless bigot 24 slashes each naked.

please if u know this chris guy tel hin to act like a responsible sports man n take his matter to CAS, I de vex here o! I need to watch match on d 14th... if they ban ehnnnnn cuz of diz chris who know d simple rule guiding football. I go do prayer for e head, e no go c peace till may 2015 wen fifa congress would sit