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The development was revealed in statement on the website of the world football governing body on Tuesday.

In a letter addressed to the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, Infantino described Enyimba’s triumph as a “great achievement” that only could have been recorded through “effort and hardwork.”

So far, only Jerome Champagne, a former Blatter aide at FIFA, has announced his candidacy

Legal conditions could be created for FIFA to intervene if this does not take place, Zwanziger suggested

Among African nations, Nigeria is currently placed behind Cote d’Ivoire, Algeria, Cape Verde Island, Ghana, Egypt, Tunisia and Cameroon, according to the rankings

Ronaldo defeated Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery to grab the award

The 12,000-capacity stadium has hosted several international matches involving Nigeria in the past, including previous 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Namibia and Kenya, as well as 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Rwanda and Liberia

The finalists for the U-20 tournament, to be played in Algeria from March 16 to 30, 2013, are already known while the U-17 qualifiers end in the first week of December