Ex-Internationals Warn On FIFA Suspension

Following reports that world football governing body, FIFA, may later today ban Nigeria from taking part in all football related activities, Nigerian ex-internationals have expressed their fears.

It could be recalled that Nigeria’s Sports Minister, Tamuno Danagogo effected an order of a court that sat in Jos, Plateau State restraining the board of the Nigeria Football Federation, led by Aminu Maigari from running the affairs of Nigerian football on allegations of mismanagement of funds.

Also recently, the president of the NFF was arrested by men of the Department of State Security, DSS, upon arriving the country from Brazil, venue of the ongoing 2014 FIFA World Cup. 

Reports stated that Maigari was quizzed on the funding of Nigeria’s World Cup campaign and what the federation earned as donation or sponsorship.

Consequenly, the world football governing body warned the country, through a letter it sent to the NFF, that it would recognise  political interference in the affairs of the Nigerian football body.

According to the letter signed by FIFA’s Secretary -General, Jerome Valcke, FIFA warned on the dire consequence a suspension would have on Nigerian football.