Sunshine Stars and Benin Republic scheduled to take place
in Cotonou has been called off following a FIFA suspension
on Nigeria.
According to a Benin FA official while speaking to
AfricanFootball.com: "The match did not take place as
planned because of the FIFA ban on Nigeria, which forbids
any international football contact with Nigeria."
It was gathered that Nigeria's Sunshine Stars are expected
back in the country by the weekend after being in Cotonou
for several days.
Benin had planned to use the called off match to prepare
for a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi
holding in Cotonou on Sunday.
It could be recalled that the world football governing body
decided to ban Nigeria from all football related activities
after a court that sat in Jos, Plateau State ordered the
removal of president of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF,
Aminu Maigari over alleged financial misconduct.
FIFA had given Nigeria till Thursday to quash the court
ruling and reinstate the NFF board.
According to FIFA statement, If Nigeria failed to do so, the
country will be replaced at the FIFA U20 World Cup in
Canada.
The Nigerian team, popularly called the Falconets, had
been prevented from travelling to Canada for training tour.
* NFF's president, Maigari
Also, the country's U-17 team are also due to take on their
DR Congo counterparts on Sunday in a qualifying match
billed for Kinshasa.
Sportsplata.com reports that FIFA ban on Nigeria has
already caused former FIFA referee Linus Mba a CAF
appointment for this weekend.
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN
0 comments:
Post a Comment