FIFA Postpones Verdict on NFF Crisis till Friday, October 31.

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Duro Ikhazuagbe
World football governing body, FIFA, monterday gave Nigeria until Friday, October 31, 2014 to resolve the crisis in Nigeria football or face a lengthy ban from all football related activities.

In a letter addressed to Amaju Pinnick who was duly elected as the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) at the September 30 elections in Warri, Delta State, Secretary General of FIFA, Jerome Valcke, said that the world football body extended the grace period for Nigeria till Friday as an opportunity to avoid a lengthy ban.

“This gives Nigerian football a last opportunity to avoid a lengthy suspension. We inform you that if by Friday 31 October 2014 at midday Nigerian time we have not received proof that the case (the Jos Federal High Court ruling that sacked the Pinnick led NFF board) has been definitively withdrawn from court and that the board elected on 30 September 2014 is able to carry out its activities without any hindrance, we will refer the case to the FIFA Emergency Committee for implementation of the suspension,” observed the statement from FIFA monday.
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