FIFA Gives Nigeria And Ghana Ultimatum Of August 27th To Resolve FederationIssues Or Face Suspension

Date: 14-08-2018 2:13 pm (5 years ago) | Author: kaygee
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World football governing body FIFA has issued ultimatums to Nigeria and Ghana over “undue influence” in the affairs of their football governing bodies. FIFA, in a media release said that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) would be suspended if its offices “offices are not handed back to the legitimate NFF executive committee under president Amaju Pinnick” by August 20th. A recent Jos High Court judgement had recognised Chris Giwa, who is currently banned by FIFA, as NFF president. The ministry of sports had directed Pinnick to step down as president following the order. Giwa has been protesting the results of the September 2014 election that brought Pinnick to power. The statement added that any ban would not affect Nigeria’s ongoing participation at the Women’s Under-20 World Cup in France. Ghana Football Association (GFA) would been banned by August 27th if the government does not withdraw an application to have the football body liquidated. “If the petition to start the liquidation process of the GFA is not withdrawn by Monday 27 August 2018 at 1100GMT the GFA will be suspended with immediate effect,” the media release said.
The government made the move after a BBC Africa Eye investigative report showed former GFA president and Confederation of African Football (CAF) first vice president Kwesi Nyantakyi accepting cash gifts.
FIFA said it is carrying out its own investigation into the allegations against Nyantakyi. Nyantakyi later resigned his positions, but denied any wrongdoing. He was later placed on a 90-day suspension by FIFA but he has left his role on the FIFA council. The media release was signed by FIFA’s secretary general Fatma Samoura.


Posted: at 14-08-2018 02:13 PM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- taypetdun at 14-08-2018 11:38 PM (5 years ago)
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FIFA, has no right to suspend Nigeria. Nigeria is a full fledged Country that voluntarily joined FIFA and can as well opt out. Nigeria has the right to present to FIFA a credible person as NFF President and not FIFA imposing a candidate on Nigeria. FIFA is just an organisation supported by member countries as such, should interfere in a country's internal football management crisis. Nigeria should be very careful not to allow all these organisations to manipulate them; we shouldn't look stupid before them, we should stand by our right, make good decision without fear or favour. Nigeria made FIFA and not FIFA made Nigeria and we  shouldn't look like toys in their eyes. FIFA be warned!
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- Wazubia at 15-08-2018 05:06 AM (5 years ago)
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EVERY BAD NEWS MUST INVOLVE NAIJA.
SHAME.
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