NFF dissociates self from ‘Congress’

A section of the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, which claimed to be the authentic NFF Board, has raised the alarm concerning a document which it said is being circulated by a group of persons who claimed that an emergency Congress of the NFF was held in Abuja on Thursday.
The group, which claimed to be the authentic one, led by the Acting Chairman of the NFF, Chief Mike Umeh, said the other group that met on Thursday was not duly recognised.
It urged Nigerians to ignore the group.
A statement by Umeh on Thursday, said: “The NFF Executive Committee rose from its meeting of Wednesday, 30th July to say that the emergency Congress had been postponed, and duly apologized to members of the Congress, while stating that the Congress would hold at a later date.
“There was no Congress at all, and we urge Nigerians to ignore the so –called decisions contained in the document. A properly – constituted NFF Congress would be convoked at a date to be made known to the public soon.
“Whoever is instigating these persons does not love Nigeria and should be advised to stop.”