Alhaji Aminu Maigari, Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), and five members of the board, arrived the football secretariat on Friday with the intention to resume duties.
Chris Green, the Technical Committee Chairman of NFA; Emeka Inyama, the Chairman, Media and Publicity; Ahmed Fresh and Ahmed Kawu arrived with Maigari.
Suileman Kwande, a member of the House of Representatives and member of the NFA board, was also in Maigari’ entourage which was escorted by a team of policemen led by CP Sani Muhammad.
Muhammad rode with Maigari in a Toyota Camry car with Reg.No. BWR 874 Abuja, while Kwande arrived with his official vehicle.
Others who arrived with the team were Emmanuel Ikpeme, the Director of Technical and Sanusi Muhammad, the Director of Competition as well as the Super Eagles Chief Security Officer, Alhaji Baba.
Maigari and his entourage arrived at the football secretariat to meet six other board members among who was Mike Umeh, the Vice Chairman.
Effiong Johnson, the Chairman of Chairmen; Shehu Adamu, the Chairman of the NFF Finance Committee; Mrs Dilichukwu Onyedimma, Deji Tinubu and Suileman Muazu, were also seated when Maigari arrived.
Maigari’s arrival was thirty minutes ahead of two trucks belonging to the Directorate of State Service (DSS) and two other Hilux trucks belonging to the Nigeria Police.
The two DSS trucks had about six operatives, while the police van had about 10 policemen.
Emeka Inyama, the NFF board Media and Publicity Chairman, told newsmen that they were in the glasshouse to forge ahead on the development of football in the country.
Nigeria was suspended from international football following a court order that restrained the NFA board and it’s congress from performing their duties.
Mrs Ibiakpo Baribote, the wife of Victor Baribote, had obtained the order against the Maigari-led board after a High Court in Lagos declared the name Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) illegal in 2010.
The court order was vacated on Wednesday thereby allowing the NFA board the opportunity to discharge its duties which also led to FIFA lifting the suspension on Friday afternoon. (NAN) ———————————————————————————————–
ABUJA – Dele Johnson, the Head Coach of Court of Appeal Football Club of Abuja on Friday said his team’s final home hass become very crucial to their promotion chances.
Johnson told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the game against Yobe Desert Stars FC of Damaturu on July 31 was “a must-win’’.
The coach said victory in the game would secure for them a promotion ticket into the Nigeria National League (NNL).
Court of Appeal FC had secured a 1-0 victory over Young Elephants of Bauchi on Thursday at the Area 3 Sports Complex.
The victory was in a Nigeria Nation-Wide League (NNWL) Group C Week 15 match.
“I am happy we won our match yesterday. We now have 30 points from 15 matches and we are eight points ahead of those behind us.
“We are having three matches remaining, one home and two away.
“But our home game against Yobe Desert Stars is a must win for us in order for us to get promotion, even if we lose or draw our away matches,’’ Johnson said.
The coach also noted that getting promotion into the NNL would be an honour for the team, after being relegated earlier from the NNL.
“Getting promotion into the NNL is a pride for us because we were first promoted into the professional league in 2002.
“So, going back to the league will be an honour for the team and by the grace of God we will get promotion,’’ he added.
Court of Appeal FC will face the Gombe Warriors on July 24 and Yarmalight on Aug. 8 in their remaining away matches.(NAN)
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