FIFA, CAF delegation meets over NFF leadership crisis
A joint delegation of world football governing body, FIFA, and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is in a meeting with NFF management and Congress at the NFF headquarters in Abuja.
The meeting came ahead of a crucial football stakeholders’ meeting sheduled to hold this evening in Abuja.
Security agencies, including operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force, have tightened security at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) secretariat, preventing unauthorised persons including top officials of the National Institute for Sports (NIS) from gaining access.
The meeting is to appraise the leadership crisis in Nigerian football following the forced resignation of the NFF Executive Committee by government, which announced a committee to restructure Nigerian football.
The FIFA and CAF delegation is expected to interact with football stakeholders in the country between September 14 and 15.
On September 7, FIFA and CAF suspended ongoing preparations for the NFF elections fixedi to hold n Lafia, Nasarawa State, on September 27, pending their assessment of the circumstances surrounding the crisis.
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