BBC reports that Nigeria's sports ministry has
rejected Fifa's assessment that the
government has interfered with the running
of the country's football federation.
On Wednesday Fifa suspended Nigeria from all
international football and gave the
government until Tuesday to reinstate sacked
Nigerian Football Federation members.
But Nigeria's National Sports Commission
(NSC) said on Thursday that the issue is a
result of a court action and "nothing to do
with government".
It stated: "The National Sports Commission
has received the news of the suspension of
the NFF by Fifa on the grounds of an alleged
court order which the world football body has
interpreted as government interference in the
affairs of the football house.
"The National Sports Commission wishes to
state that the said court action brought
against the NFF followed an internal crisis
within the football family and has nothing to
do with government.While Fifa has stated that
unless the court action is withdrawn, the
suspension of the NFF will not be lifted, it is
pertinent to state that neither the NSC nor
government is involved in the court process."
The NSC added that it believes the ban is "a
procedural practice by Fifa each time it feels
that there is an alleged interference by
government".
It also urged "Nigerians to remain calm as
efforts are being made to ensure that the
suspension is lifted as soon as possible; as
appropriate representation has been made to
Fifa to present the true situation of the crisis
within the football family".
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