Nigeria: NFF Won’t Interfere in Siasia, Osaze Row

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Daily Independent (Lagos) 16 June 2011 For board members of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) this must be a most trying time as Jarret Tenebe and his members in the parallel Nigeria Football Association has lodged a petition with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) demanding a thorough investigation into what they claim was an illegal/fraudulent use of government funds without justification by the Aminu Maigari led board. They claimed that the group conspired to commit various financial crimes under the name of Nigeria Football Federation while trading under the name of Nigeria Football Association. They claimed in the petition that the suspects are using an unregistered NFF to commit gross violations of the laws of Nigeria, collecting the sum of N158 million monthly with NFA while illegally trading as NFF

Daily Independent (Lagos)

16 June 2011

NFF President Aminu Maigari says the Glass House will only try to convince Samson Siasia to get striker Osaze Odemwingie back to the team, but will not compel the coach to do anything.

Odemwingie was axed from the squad since leaving without permission, with the issue escalated by constant media suggestions of a rift.

Siasia has insisted that the forward’s way back in will be to tender an apology, something Odemwingie has so far shown no signs of doing.

Maigari said: “I know that Nigerians will not want a situation where players will become bigger than their coach because the relationship between coaches and players is like father and son relationship.

“So, I have mandated the technical committee to find a way of resolving the face-off.”

Odemwingie is currently on holidays in Miami, Florida and is expected back in Nigeria at the end of June

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