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NFF: We did not write to FIFA

NFF: We did not write to FIFA

Posted: 2009-09-16 19:34

The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday denied a report in section of the media that it had written to world football governing body, FIFA, asking that the 2010 World Cup qualifying match between Tunisia and Kenya billed for next month take place simultaneously with that of Nigeria versus Mozambique.

“This is outright falsehood, and it rankles. There was no time the NFF wrote to FIFA asking for the Tunisia/Kenya match to be played simultaneously with the Nigeria/Mozambique match. Why should we?
 
“Tunisia have been playing their home matches on Saturday and we have been playing our home matches on Sunday. That has been very clear. We do not desire any change in their match day or time and it is not our business when they play their home games,” said NFF Deputy General Secretary, Barrister Musa Amadu. 
 
Amadu added: “Why should we be interested in their game? Our match is what is important to us, not theirs. If they like, they can decide to play their match on Tuesday! Why should that worry us?
 
“People should try to verify a so–called story when they get one. We did not write to FIFA and we will never write to FIFA over this kind of issue. What I know is that FIFA shows concern over the last round of matches in every continent and they insist that all matches in ever group take place simultaneously in this case. That does not happen at other times, which are left to the discretion of each football federation.”



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Leonard: 2009-09-16 19:45

So KO where did you get your information from?

i.t: 2009-09-16 20:35

abeg na who dey lie and na who dey talk true, cos say me i don tire.na wetin,beta beta tori full ground, no be dis yeye nff or wetin dem call demsef go dey bother us.ma people make una say a litu prayer for siasia and hin boys make dem put smile for our face again and remove the shame wey amodu and hin old men put for dem face no be our face.BA GODE go helep us we go beat mozambique tunisia go draw dem match.GOD HELP US MAKE WE GO SAUTH AFRIKA

Damilare Bourn: 2009-09-16 21:01

NFF don't mind all the media na thief carry am thief collect am.

I know those guys in the glass house (or na plywood house self) doesn't have what it takes to think fast. yeye ppl dey are even denying it God deal with all of u with KOBOKO. Dem suppose tie una with loads of stones come trow una for ocean. *******S!!!!!!!!!

The word.: 2009-09-17 00:55

Peoplle have to realize that KON ran the first story about NFF begging FIFA to change the time of the remaining matches in our group to be at the same time,so i dont think KON will delibrately do that , and ran this story to contradict their earlier story. Secondly, the NFF man said some section of the media, which mean couple of the press house and he did not specifically mentioned KON. So if we want to attack KON let us do it with reasonable and logical argument.

lawman: 2009-09-17 06:11

Amadu added: “Why should we be interested in their game? Our match is what is important to us, not theirs. If they like, they can decide to play their match on Tuesday! Why should that worry us?pls just look at that stupid comment.who told u we shuldnt worry about tunisia matches.let me tell mayb u have forgotten that onless tunisians drop point we aint goin to south africa.so stop talking rubbish

kent: 2009-09-17 21:33

This NFF is a reflection of the whole nation.