ABUJA (AFP) – Nigeria have been ordered by FIFA to reinstate the executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) not later than Tuesday or face a ban.

On Thursday, a Nigerian court sacked the NFF and the government appointed a sole administrator for the country’s football.

In a letter signed by FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke, dated July 4 and addressed to NFF president Aminu Maigari, FIFA made it clear that the country stood to be banned from international football if the executive board of the NFF were not fully reinstated.

It also said FIFA would not recognize the appointment by government of a sole administrator.

They also maintained that the NFF must independently resolve their issues without influence from third parties.

“If the aforementioned NFF officials are not fully reinstated by Tuesday, July 8, 2014, we will have no choice but to refer the case to the appropriate FIFA organs for sanctions, including the suspension of the NFF,” the letter read.

“We would like to underline the dire effects a suspension have on Nigerian football. It would for instance mean that no team from Nigeria of any sort (including clubs) could have any international sporting contacts (art 14 par. 3 of FIFA statutes).

“But it would also mean that neither the NFF nor any of its members or officials could benefit from any development programme, course or training from FIFA or CAF any longer.”

FIFA also stated that an extraordinary congress reportedly fixed for Abuja on Saturday is null and void.

They said an elective congress has been fixed for August 26 and only the results from this congress would be accepted.

The letter, which was copied to the Confederation of African Football (CAF), said FIFA are aware Maigari had been arrested and detained by the state security service and other NFF officials were being hunted.

source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/fifa-warn-nigeria-ban-sacked-nff-reinstated/

the country is passing tru stress now..make fifa nor add their own join abeg

Wetin dem dey play before sef? Mtcheww

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please dont reinstate dem..please ban us for 3worldcups. u are doing us good by ridding mikel indirectly..cos after d ban he must av retired

So even if NFF steals the country blind, Nobody interferes?

FIFA dey craze!!!

No be football again? Make they ban all they like.

Abeg ban us. The money our govt is spending on fball is too much. Atleast we can save some money for some other things

Ban them jooorrrr....

Wetin concern them??

N does it affect our lives or Development? Abeg make fifa park well......We er independent, we do whateva we like.......

FIFA how much did NFF paid u guys?i will double it.
Mak una free us joooooor!

The biggest source of unity Nigeria has is football. A ban would have a negative effect in every imaginable way. All parties involved are corrupt, so its hard to believe any of them is genuinely interested in the progress of Nigerian football.

What are they waiting for ?,make 'em ban naija joor

Nigeria things must always different....

I think FIFA has to change most of it rules..
how do a house of thieves solve the issue of stealing.. in this situation a third party must intervene, which is the court or f.g NFF cannot be a judge on its on case ( nemo judex in casua sa ) so if NFF are planning to ruin Nigeria football no body should intervene... FIFA must be crazy

clueless federation,,always inda news for bad reasons,, mayb dia is so much money in dat glass house prompting d constant struggle for power!! gej will intervene as usual and fifa will free us !!!

FIFA is almost a nation on its own

@FIFA...........you will do us good if the ban is effected @ least SOME PLAYERS will be no where 2 be found near d super eagles.


SOME PLAYERS like KESHI,MIKEL,UCHEBO,AMEOBI

I guess this ban will help us have more time to organize our soccer team and pick those that have interest of football and our nation at heart deliver us from this sh*t hole.

I remember when Nigeria wanted to take a 2yr time off to Organize itself... This is that special time...

Abeg jooor. Doro Free Us. Go ahead with the ban. That would save Nigeria some huge cash.

Phiva in Hausa man voice , we wouldn't reinstate them. Ban us if u dare...

Mtchewww. Na all of dem problem be dat o....wetin concern me with all of una, abi unna don giv me ur #1 before..?

We are @ it again..
By the way, what/who is FIFA? That corrupt football governing body led by that corrupt bald-headed short man 4rm Switzerland?
Abegi dey should ban us all they want, they are not going to allow the teams from Africa win d WC anyways, so what's d use of spending billions on trips, hotels, match bonuses and what have U..
FIFA and Blatter just dey pull stunts; we have seen worse thing than this as a Nation, so we no dey shake..

Fuvk u fifa;fuvk u sepp blatter(you moronic cheat/thief/biased modafuvkin racist!);those NFF officials are embezzling and embarassing 9ja and u re acting like dey are doing the right thing;infact;ban 9ja;maigari(my garri)is a piece of sh#t just like you

Wait ooo...How them take sack Nigeria Football Federation

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I rest my case

Beehshorp: please dont reinstate dem..please ban us for 3worldcups. u are doing us good by ridding mikel indirectly..cos after d ban he must av retired

Hahaha

I take God beg them, make dem no ban us. Na only senior team dey F up, I still look forward to watching the U-20 boys at the African Youth Championships and U-20 World Cup next year.

Not to mention our U-23. Re-instate them abeg. FIFA has a disciplinary committee that the NFF members can be referred to. All the Nigerian government needs to do is write to them and they'll do the needful. No need to start arresting people. This ain't no Sanusi vs. GEJ shitt