Reforms: FIFA accepts resignation of principal officers of NFF
The world’s governing Football body FIFA has accepted the resignation of principal officers of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and has pledged to support moves to reform the game in Nigeria.
This was made known in a statement issued on Tuesday by the NFF a meeting inside FIFA House in Zurich, Switzerland attended by FIFA, CAF, CAF advisors, and members of the NSC and Nigeria’s football governing body.
The NFF disclosed that FIFA pledged to continue to engagement with the Government of Nigeria, and the Confederation of African Football on a new roadmap for comprehensive reforms of Nigeria football.
“FIFA also agreed to proceed with engagements and interactions to fine-tune a roadmap that will ensure the delivery of the expected reforms both in the short, medium and long term, and to ensure that an inclusive new NFF emerges going forward and with the enabling environment, peaceful and stable to be in position to deliver success both on and off the pitch for the benefit and growth of Nigeria Football.” The statement by the NFF read in part.
A purported letter allegedly issued by FIFA threatening a ban over the circumstances surrounding the changes in the federation’s leadership was also dismissed as fake by the NFF.
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The statement described the letter circulating in sections of the media as “totally fake”, stressing that FIFA had already accepted the resignations of the former NFF officials.
“NFF has debunked news of a ‘letter’ circulating in sections of the media as being from world-football governing body, FIFA.
“It is totally fake,” the statement added.
The development comes after NFF President Ibrahim Musa Gusau and General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi, along with eight other executive members, officially stepped down from their roles.
The resignations followed consecutive national team setbacks triggered by the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup and the Super Falcons missing out on the 2027 Women’s World Cup qualification for the first time since the inception of the tournament.
