Thursday, July 10, 2014
FIFA suspends Nigeria from international football.
Amid
allegations of government interference, The FIFA emergency committee
has decided to suspend Nigeria from all international football.
The
suspension in accordance to Article 13, par 1 and Article 17, Par 1,
of the FIFA Status which states that member associations are to
manage their affairs independently and with no influence from third
parties.
With
this suspension, NO Nigerian team including clubs are able to play
internationally.
The
football governing body gave Nigeria until Tuesday to reinstate the
sacked Nigerian Football Federation Executive committee after the NFF
was dissolved last week only to be replaced by a sole administrator.
The
decision follows a letter sent by FIFA to the NFF on 4 July 2014, in
which it expressed its great concern after the NFF was served with
court proceedings and consequently an order preventing the president
of the NFF, the NFF Executive Committee members and the NFF Congress
from running the affairs of Nigerian football was granted by a High
Court of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
The
said court order compelled the Nigerian Minister of Sports to appoint
a senior member of the civil service to manage the NFF until the
matter was heard in court, without giving any date for such a
hearing. The authorities then appointed a person who decided to
convene an extraordinary general assembly on 5 July 2014. This
extraordinary general assembly was convened in violation of the NFF
statutes.
Originally,
an elective congress had been planned by the NFF to take place on 26
August 2014.
The
suspension will be lifted once the court actions have been withdrawn
and the properly elected NFF Executive Committee, the NFF general
assembly and the NFF administration are able to work without any
interference in their affairs.
Source:FIFA
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