Rumours were rife that the erstwhile Glass House boss was re-arrested in the early hours of Thursday after the DSS disrupted the proposed media briefing for mobilizing stakeholders to upturn his impeachment
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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
Addressing journalists at a secret location in Maitama, Abuja, after security agents disrupted the parley scheduled for the early hours of Thursday at Serub Hotels, the Abia State FA Chairman, Sir E. C. Chukwuemeka, said that though the NFF board had cancelled the congress, they relied on the same communiqué that earlier convened it to meet and chart the way forward for Nigerian football
Kawu had disassociated himself from Maigari’s impeachment as the president of the federation when he spoke with newsmen
Kalu also prayed the Nigeria Football Federation to send Keshi to Germany on a three-month refresher course in the bid to take Nigerian soccer to the next level
The committee has one week to report back to the Executive Committee
The decisions to sack Maigari and appoint Umeh were taken at the of Executive Committee meeting in Abuja
Maigari had earlier been removed by a court order, a development that led to Nigeria’s suspension by FIFA
Adamu said that Nigeria should always endeavour to follow the rules laid down by FIFA
All the other seven matches in the Round of 16 were being played as at press time on Thursday.
FIFA had given Nigeria a July 17, 2014 deadline to reinstate Maigari and other members of the NFF Board who were sacked following an order of a High Court in Jos, Plateau State
The Emergency Committee of the world football governing body had on July 9 suspended the NFF due to what it called government’s interference
On Monday, FIFA granted Nigeria an extended window, which will lapse on Thursday, to withdraw the court case that was instituted by Ebiakpo Baribote, the wife of Chief Rumson Baribote and owner of Nembe FC
The influential individuals believe the withdrawal of the court case will fast track other processes as requested by the Federation of International Football Association for readmission into the world’s football family
FIFA, based on the plea by the Federal Government, had extended the date for the outright ban of Nigeria by two days
If the strike by JUSUN continues and the suit is not withdrawn before Tuesday, it will result in the Falconets of Nigeria not taking part in the Under-20 World Cup in Canada
It said in the statement signed by Alfred Taiye Akinyemi, the Chief Press Secretary to the Minister of Sports and Chairman of the NSC, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, that what transpired in the NFF was an internal issue triggered by a court case brought against the Federation
During the period of suspension, the NFF may not be represented in any regional, continental or international competitions, including at club level or in friendly matches.
He also demanded for the recall of assistant coach Sylvanus Okpalla to the backroom staff and said he should no longer report to the NFF technical committee as regards team selection and preparations
It was also learnt that another letter was written detailing corruption charges levelled against Maigari that compelled the operatives of the Department of State Service to invite him for questioning on arrival from Brazil