FIFA set to lift Nigeria suspension as sacked FA executives are reinstated

Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) president,
Aminu Maigari and his executive committee
have been reinstated in office which means
FIFA is set to lift the ban on the country.
FIFA slapped an indefinite ban on the country
after a court order restraining Maigari and
other executive committee members of the
federation was vacated on Wednesday .
With the latest move, Nigerians are eagerly
waiting for the lifting of FIFA’ s suspension on
Nigeria .
Nembe City chairman, Mrs Ebiakpo Rumson
Baribote , had instituted a suit at the Plateau
State High Court in Jos that restrained the
NFF and its congress from managing football
affairs in Nigeria .
The NFF was subsequently suspended by
FIFA for government interference following the
appointment of Lawrence Katken to run the
football house by the Nigeria sports minister,
Dr Tamuno Danagogo .
But on Wednesday , Justice L. P . Lot of the
High Court in Jos agreed to vacate the case
against Maigari and his NFF board as Nigeria
move closer to beating further sanctions from
Fifa.
Reinstated NFF general secretary , Musa
Amadu, has already communicated with Fifa
about the latest development .
Maigari and the NFF executive committee
members have now returned to office as
instructed by Fifa before it can lift the
suspension.
It is now expected that the world football
governing body, Fifa , will announce the lifting
of the suspension on Nigeria since the court
case has been vacated and the NFF executive
committee reinstated .
Baribote dragged Nigeria football to a civil
court, which is against FIFA statutes,
following his recent ban .
The Jos High court ruling led to the country’ s
sports minister appointing an acting general
secretary for the NFF and this in turn led to a
FIFA ban on Nigeria .
Ghana has invited its federation to appear
before a commission which is similar to a
civil court , a decision which drew the
attention of FIFA.