NFF crisis: FIFA to visit Nigeria as threat of ban looms

FIFA officials are acceptable to sojourn Nigeria successful the coming days, amid the situation that has engulfed the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.

This was confirmed successful an email from the satellite shot governing assemblage dated September 7.

This is contrary to reports that FIFA and the National Sports Commission, NSC, delegation led by its chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, and the Director General, Bukola Olopade, had agreed connected the projected shot betterment successful the country.

FIFA, successful the email addressed to Barrister Emmanuel Ikpeme and signed by Elkhan Mammadov, Chief Member Associations Officer, said, “FIFA and CAF are presently assessing the legal, governance, administrative and electoral implications arising from the existent circumstances wrong the NFF.

“This appraisal requires a cautious reappraisal of the applicable facts, the applicable NFF regulatory model and the positions communicated by the assorted stakeholders concerned.”

It noted that nary conclusions person been reached arsenic the substance is inactive nether review.

FIFA besides requested that Ikpeme service arsenic the superior constituent o...