Thursday, 14 August 2014

FIFA reinstates Impeached Maigari as president, NFF

World football governing body, FIFA, today Thursday August 14th ordered 
the re-instatement of impeached Aminu Maigari as president of the Nigerian 
Football Federation, NFF.

The directive, which was conveyed in an email signed by the Deputy Secretary 

General of FIFA, Markus Kattner and sent to the NFF Secretary General Musa 
Amadu, stated that the NFF leadership must remain as status quo prior to the 
World cup in Brazil.

Mr Maigari was on July 24th impeached from office after a vote of no confidence 

was passed by some members of the NFF board. This will be the second time FIFA 
will be using its power to reinstate Maigari. With this new directive, Maigari and all 
his 13 board members earlier suspended will return to office untilAugust 26th when 
a fresh election will take place.

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