zapaa:

Thing is am just 16 and i know this

but to see some Grown men not even knowing the rules of FIFA makes me feel 80

MaziUche0:

Why didn't they ban North Korea?

Alxmyr:

Why didn't fifa dismiss any nff official that collect money from govt to run football?

Govt will pay the piper, and expect some crook to hide under fifa to siphon and embezzle the money.

Fifa should know that we can't use tax payer's money run football and no one is expected to ask questions.

More over, fifa demonstrated its insensitiveness and lack of concern again just as they did when Togolese players were killed. While other sensible world organisations are condoling Nigeria, fifa sanctioned Nigeria,

Useless bunch of old cargoes bereft of ideas.

Amhatu:

@Ugeh , Well said . Never mind the agent-provaceters in this form we know who be naija na!

mens dept:

Abi o', Na Sani Lulu and Mazi Uche 4 Naija eh!

Amhatu:


Go And read again. "Quote from: Amhatu on Today at 12:05:45 AM
@Ugeh " For who? Ugeh. Not your quote now who looks foolish.

mens dept:

What are you saying or trying to say? " Not your quote now looks foolish"?

Uhhhhhh!!! Anyway, you have been BANNED Mista Naija 4 NFF 4 Life! Enjoy

zapaa:

To Many Idiots here

make me ashamed to be a Nigerian

we Nigerians claim we play football and don`t even know FIFA rules?

according to FIFA rules Gov. must not interfere

but hey, take a lOok at Nigerians dissing FIFA for implementing their own rules

Stupidity Reins in the Blood of most people,

zapaa:

and to those saying the Gov funds, bla blah balh

Gov can fund but not call the shots,

do you see Cancer Fund Dona-tors calling the shots on which Cancer victims not to recieve the money?

Stupidity,

proudly9ja:

Was that not what we wanted to do when we said we were going to withdraw for two years? And what did FIFA do? Threaten us with a further two year ban.

ezeagu:

If you don't like their organisation, then why are you abusing them when they kicked you out? The sense on this thread is marvellous, imagine people being corrupt as they want and they're surprised when an organisation doesn't want to see the sight of them associated with their name.

Nigerian mentality is the worst.

sulad82i:

Nigeria need to sue this fifa rubbish pple and get their balls back.

Kilode?!:

Unfortunately, that decision was made by your government not NFF, hence the BAN threat from FIFA.  Again, It's simple, if you can't follow their rule don't join their Federation.

We can't expect the world to bow down to our incompetencies everytime.

By Patrick Omorodion

Hello Mr Blatter: The decision of FIFA today to suspend Nigeria indefinitely has shown one thing, that is that FIFA is a biased body which condones corruption among its officials from the so-called developing countries. There are only a few Nigerians, if any, who will be sad with the suspension because the people are tired of the incessant threats of ban from your organisation believed to be instigated by some corrupt Nigerians working with your men from Zurich.

I will not be afraid to mention names here. Your member from Nigeria, Amos Adamu should be bold to tell FIFA and Nigerians how he got into FIFA when he was never a football man. Adamu was a government official who benefited from the so-called government interference your are suspending Nigeria for. As director in the Sports ministry, Adamu at a time became sole administrator of the NFA after the board was sacked in the early 90s. Then he did not see it as government interference. As a director, he gradually installed his men into the NFA who compensated him by nominating him for both the CAF and FIFA positions he now enjoys at the expense of the real football people he frustrated. One of such men is the late Patrick Okpomo who was stopped from attending the 1996 Africa Nations Cup in South Africa.

That FIFA has issued Nigeria more threats of ban than any other country in its fold is the handiwork of Adamu who has manipulated and compromised FIFA officials since his ascendancy into the Executive Committee. In which country but Nigeria has FIFA officials become contractors because Nigeria must host its competitions. I want FIFA to swear that its officials never benefited from Nigeria's hosting of the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. When our late president, Alhaji Umaru Yar'Adua canceled the hosting of the event because of the fraudulent inflation of the money required to the tune N37 billion, what did FIFA say of the intent to steal Nigeria's money in the name of hosting a kindergarten event which European nations host with Secondary schools facilities.

When some NFA officials stole the association's $236,000, what did FIFA say, when the NFA booked a hotel not approved by FIFA for the 2010 World Cup, what was FIFA's reaction? Nigerians cried out that our U-17 team fielded an overaged captain for the 2009 event, FIFA playing to the scvript of its Nigerian accomplice, waved it aside, helping in the ruination of the development of our youth football. There was a reported case of World Cup ticket racketeering in 2006 by its official in Nigeria, FIFA turned blind eyes but found it easy to deal with another member, Bhamjee of Botswana implicated in the same case. FIFA should swear it was not bribed by its Nigerian accomplice.

FIFA and CAF have always ran to Nigeria to help host one championship or another mainly for what their members stand to gain by the hosting and not for football development. During these times, they never bothered about government interference. What FIFA has demonstrated from this suspension, is that the sovereignty of our country is not important to it, that is that we should disobey the laws of our land and respect only FIFA statutes. I want to ask, will FIFA do the same thing in Switzerland where it has its headquarters, asking its officials not to obey the Swiss laws? If the answer is no, I then ask why the double standard when it comes to Nigeria, where the government spends over 90 percent of the funds used in running football.

Has FIFA bothered to ask what NFA has done with all the millions of dollars it receives from it for the development of football in Nigeria? It's sad that FIFA is being run like a cult since you assumed leadership of the body. It was not so during the tenure of your predecessor, Joao Havelange.

In the events leading to the election which a Nigerian court stopped, one of the revered footballers from Nigeria, nay Africa, Segun Odegbami wrote a petition to FIFA, complaining of the illegality of the whole process, but FIFA turned blind eyes. In 2006, your Nigerian member, Adamu, using the might of government with the tacit approval of FIFA secretary general then, Urs Linsi truncated the election of Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima and installed his stooge, Sani Lulu Abdullahi and FIFA endorsed it. In 2010, when the same method was used to remove those who are being investigated for financial fraud, your Nigerian member, because the process will not benefit him, has instigated you to suspend Nigeria from all football activities till further notice. If this suspension will help us sanitise our football system and remove the clogs in the wheel of our football progress, it is highly welcome. Nigerians say, to hell with FIFA. Our laws, like that of Switzerland where you hail from, are superior to FIFA's. Thank you for taking pains to read this letter