FIFA threat: Osinbajo, Dalung in closed-door meeting

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is currently meeting behind
closed doors with the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung.

NAN reports that the acting president and the sports minister went in
for the meeting shortly after the Federal Executive Council (FEC)
meeting on Wednesday.
The reason for the meeting was not yet known at press time but it
might not be unconnected with the threat by world football ruling body
to sanction Nigeria over government interference.

Amaju Pinnick, President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF),
had earlier met with the acting president before commencement of the
FEC.

The Federation of International Football Association (FiFA) on Tuesday
threatened to suspend the Nigeria and Ghana football federations over
government interference.

Nigeria will face the wrath of world football's governing body unless
"the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) offices are not handed back to
the legitimate NFF executive committee under President Amaju Melvin
Pinnick", a FIFA statement warned.