The crisis that has rocked Nigerian football occasioned by the sacking of the Aminu Maigari led Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) board has taken another twist as a major sponsor of the team has suspended its co-operation with Nigeria.<\/p>\n
Sports Wear giants, Adidas, has suspended it’s involvement with Nigeria with immediate effect and has also expressed displeasure with the furore pervading the Nigerian Federation.<\/p>\n
Supersport.com have gathered that Adidas, who have been kitting Nigerian national teams for about a decade now, are also towing the line of Fifa, who have given Nigeria a Tuesday deadline to revert the decision or be suspended from all football activities.<\/p>\n
Last week, a court injunction in Jos, Nigeria asked the NFF to step aside, while the Sports Ministry appointed Lawrence Katken to serve as the Sole Administrator while new elections are conducted.<\/p>\n
A few days later, an extra ordinary emergency congress sat in Abuja and “unanimously endorsed” the removal of the NFF executive committee.<\/p>\n
It also terminated the employment of the football federation’s management staff.<\/p>\n
Maigari was also accused of high-handedness as members expressed their displeasure at what transpired during the World Cup as players sat out training to demand for their appearance fees.<\/p>\n
An electoral committee has also been set up ahead of elections into the NFF board.<\/p>\n
The NFF has a raft of sponsors that includes Adidas, Guinness , Peak Milk among others and it is left to see if they will tow the same line with the German Sportswear firm, as the FIFA Tuesday deadline looms.<\/p>\n
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Source: SuperSport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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