The world football governing body FIFA threatens to ban Nigeria should the newly elected board led by Amaju Pinnick is not allowed to perform.

According to reports, the Chris Giwa led faction was reported to have filed for a court injuction to legalise him to parade as nation’s football president and also the harassment before the election, but FIFA frowns to the development and threatens to hit the hammer on ban.

FIFA in a letter dated October 02, 2014 and signed by its General Secretary, Jerome Valcke, warned of the grave consequences if the new board was not allowed to function properly.
“We now expect the NFF and its new leadership to carry out its activities without any hindrance in order to avoid having to again refer the case to the
appropriate FIFA bodies for an automatic suspension as stated in our previous correspondence,” Thursday’s letter read in part.
“We would like to congratulate the members of the new board on their election and are confident they are committed to continuing the development of football in Nigeria.

FIFA also commended the NFF for the successful completion of the elections with a special mention for NFF general secretary Musa Amadu.
“We would also take this opportunity to praise the NFF and especially you (Amadu) on what has been achieved in recent weeks despite the various
difficulties,” FIFA stated.

On Wednesday, FIFA President Sepp Blatter sent a letter of congratulations to the new NFF President Amaju Pinnick, saying that he (Blatter) is looking forward to meeting with him and supporting him and his new board towards ensuring stable development
of the beautiful game in Nigeria.

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