Football’s
world governing body has given Nigeria’s government until 8 July to reinstate
the sacked Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) executive committee.
The
NFF was dissolved on Thursday and replaced by a sole administrator – a move the
government said was essential while legal proceedings against the country’s
football authority were ongoing.
The
situation was compounded 24 hours later when the NFF president, Aminu Maigari,
was arrested upon his return from the World Cup. All this comes in the wake of
a
