World football governing body, FIFA has threatened to ban
Nigeria from all football activities if the newly elected board of the
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is not allowed to function.
Chris Giwa led faction of the NFF is believed to have gotten a Jos
High Court injunction asking him to resume on Thursday at the Glass
House in Abuja.
But FIFA in a letter dated October 02, 2014 and signed by its General
Secretary, Jerome Valcke, warned of the grave consequences if the new
board was not allowed to function properly.
“We now expect the NFF and its new leadership to carry out its
activities without any hindrance in order to avoid having to again refer
the case to the appropriate FIFA bodies for an automatic suspension as
stated in our previous correspondence,” Thursday’s letter read in part.
“We would like to congratulate the members of the new board on their
election and are confident they are committed to continuing the
development of football in Nigeria.
FIFA also commended the NFF for the successful completion of the
elections with a special mention for NFF general secretary Musa Amadu.
“We would also take this opportunity to praise the NFF and especially
you (Amadu) on what has been achieved in recent weeks despite the
various difficulties,” FIFA stated.
On Wednesday, FIFA President Sepp Blatter sent a letter of
congratulations to the new NFF President Amaju Pinnick, saying that he
(Blatter) is looking forward to meeting with him and supporting him and
his new board towards ensuring stable development of the beautiful game
in Nigeria.
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