Issa Hayatou, Confederation of African Football president has again stated that FIFA is giving Nigeria the ultimatum to either put its house in order or face another suspension.
He waned that Nigeria is in danger of being ban today (Monday) after a court ruling in Jos sacked the 30 September duly elected NFF executive.
Hayatou while speaking with the Minister of Sport, Dr. Tammy Danagogo in Windhoek, Namibia said, “I (Hayatou) had to plead passionately with FIFA President, Mr. Sepp Blatter not to take action on Nigeria on Friday, because Nigeria was in the final of the African Women Championship and a ban on your country would have been bad for the competition and our sponsors. We all heard the news of the court ruling on Thursday, and the football world is angry with Nigeria. That is the truth.
“The FIFA letter that came to your Federation before the elections of September 30 was very clear about an automatic suspension should there be any interference with the political process, and after the elections went ahead, we all thought you had settled your issues.”
“I appealed to FIFA to give until Monday for Nigeria to put its act together. After that, there is absolutely nothing I can do. It is all very disappointing because we have over 50 national associations in Africa, but a big country like Nigeria is the one always giving us the biggest headache. “If Nigeria no longer wants to be part of the football world, then so be it.”
FIFA has warned that if Nigeria gets suspended, FIFA will only revisit the issue May 29, 2015.
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