BREAKING: Normalisation Committee To Run NFF Affairs

There are strong indications that a Normalisation Committee will run the affairs of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) when the tenure of the present Executive Board expires on September 30 if the court injunction slammed on the federation is not vacated before the date of the NFF Elective Congress in Benin City, Edo state. The NFF Congress had at the last Annual General Assembly (AGM) in Lagos last month fixed September 30 as the date for the election into the Executive Board from where the new President, two Vice Presidents and…

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Court Stops Sports Minister, Pinnick From Conducting NFF Executive Election

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, restrained the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, and President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnickfrom conducting the NFF executive election scheduled for Sept. 30 in Edo. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on an ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the claimants, Celsus Ukpong, ordered the the minister, Mr Pinnik or any person, acting on their instruction, to maintain a status quo pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction. “Counsel for the claimants informed the…

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