The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has announced that FIFA, the world’s football governing body, has formally accepted the resignations of its former principal officers and Executive Committee members.
This clarification came on Tuesday as the NFF dismissed a widely circulated letter allegedly from FIFA regarding recent leadership changes within the federation, describing the letter as “totally fake.
According to the NFF, FIFA’s acceptance of the resignations is official, and ongoing discussions with the National Sports Commission (NSC), the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and FIFA are focused on comprehensive reforms for Nigerian football.
These talks aim to establish a clear roadmap for reforms in line with the relevant statutes and regulations.
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. FIFA has already accepted the resignations of former principal officers and Members of the NFF Exco, and mutual engagement between the NSC, NFF administration, and CAF is ongoing with FIFA on comprehensive reforms of Nigerian football, including agreeing a roadmap in accordance with the relevant rule books and statutes,” the federation stated.
Former NFF President Ibrahim Musa Gusau confirmed his resignation at a news conference in Abuja last Thursday, stepping down before his tenure was set to expire in September.
In response to these developments, the NFF has put in place an interim administrative structure, naming former Deputy General Secretary Emmanuel Ikpeme as interim General Secretary and former Head of Media and Communications Ademola Olajire as interim Deputy General Secretary.
These changes come amid mounting concerns about the state of Nigerian football and increasing calls for reform.
