FIFA Gives Nigeria More Days To Respond To Ban

World football governing body, FIFA, has extended the deadline date for Nigeria to respond to the ban imposed on the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. According to a statement on FIFA’s website, Nigeria now has up to 17 July, 2014 to make amends or risk an outright ban. It was gathered that the extension was granted due to the industrial action embarked on by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria. The statement stated that FIFA, in its magnanimity, has extended the window in order to give the NFF enough time to withdraw the court case that was instituted by Ruth Baribote, owner of Nembe FC, and also reinstate the Aminu Maigari-led Nigeria Football Federation board. The suspension, according to FIFA, will be lifted as soon as the court action is withdrawn and a properly elected NFF Executive Committee, the NFF General Assembly and the NFF administration are able to work without government’s interference.