The world football governing body, FIFA,
has set a September 8 deadline for Nigeria for the country’s football
administration to work according to set down statutes or be suspended from
international football.
A FIFA letter sent to the Nigeria
Football Federation on Wednesday read in part, “Following the decision by the
FIFA Emergency Committee, FIFA has today, 3rd September 2014, sent a letter to
the Nigeria Football Federation confirming that the NFF will be suspended with
immediate effect should there still be persons claiming to have been elected to
NFF positions on 26 August 2014 and occupying their offices on Monday, 8
September 2014 at 08.00 (Central European Time).
