Appeal Court Sacks NFF Board

ABUJA division of the Court of Appeal has reportedly sacked the Board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Disclosing this is the Chairman, Task Force, Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN), Harrison Jalla. 

According to him, in appeal number CA/ABJ/CV/1006/2022, the three-member appellate court led by Justice Barika, together with Justices Okon Abang and Justice Banjoko, on 19th January 2024, sacked the NFF Board by setting aside and striking out all ‘dubious’ orders obtained by ‘deceit’ on the 29th of September 2022 to conduct the purported NFF election of 30th September in Benin City, Edo State.

Mr Jalla further stated that Peace Omiri and Barrister Arnold from the chambers of Jibrin Okutepa (SAN) represented NFF, while PFAN TASK FORCE- was represented by Dr. Celsus Ukpong, Chief Rumson Baribote and Mary Waribo.

“In the light of the above, any sacked NFF Board member parading itself after the ongoing AFCON in Ivory Coast would be risking criminal contempt proceedings.”

No official of the NFF was ready to speak on the issue as of Friday.

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