A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State has
sacked the Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick.
Amaju Pinnick
The Court also ordered Chris Giwa to resume office as
president of the football federation.
Chris Giwa
The duo of Adama Yahaya and Obinna Ogba had approached the
court to re-list the suit against Pinnick which they withdrew after the
intervention of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Before the court ruling, many Nigerians had demanded the
resignation of Pinnick from office who blamed him for the failure of the Super
Eagles to qualify for the AFCON 2017, same way they missed out on the 2015
edition.
A prominent Nigeria sports journalist on his twitter handle has confirmed the news saying: I also spoke with Amaju Pinnick and he says "this is not good for Nigerian football, we will file for stay of execution".
Pinnick had played down on the resignation calls, describing
them as unnecessary.
It is yet to be seen how the world football governing body,
FIFA, will react to the new twist in Nigerian football. Amaju Pinnick is a former chairman of the delta football association where the giant strides he made as chairman did not go un-noticed
Solomon Dalung, Minister of Sports.
It should be noted that FIFA opposes football matters being taken to civil courts and the world awaits the decision of football's world governing body on this issue.
sports by west is then asking a wonderful question, is the sack of Pinnick good riddance to bad rubbish, or it was unfair?
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