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  • Maigari sure Q/final place

    Maigari sure Q/final place

    Former NFF President, Aminu Maigari has experessed optimism that Eagles will overcome the Guinean challenge and hit the quarterfinals of the on going CHAN in Kigali.

    He made the submission shortly after watching the team pull a 1-1 draw against Tunisia. Despite the draw, according to him ,it was evident that the Sunday Oliseh tutored side put up a good show in the match and have the ability to make amends in the next match.

    “I am very sure that the team will qualify and will do Nigeria proud,” he said even as he advised the players to put in their best noting that the championship is a good platform for them to showcase their skills not only with a view to winning but also showing what they are capable of doing to the world.

    “The championship is a good platform for the players to sell their skill so I urge them to put in their best for good result which is sure to boost their career as they are being  watched not only by Nigerians here and at home but by  people in other parts of the world,”he said.

  • CHAN Eagles can make Nigerians proud – Maigari

    CHAN Eagles can make Nigerians proud – Maigari

    Former Chairman of Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari said on Sunday that the home-based Super Eagles team had potentials to do well in the African Nations Championship qualifiers.

    Maigari told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt that the Eagles 2-0 win over Stallions of Burkina Faso was a good result and should be sustained.

    He said the home-based Eagles gave a good account of themselves in the match and the goal margin could have been more if they converted all the chances they had.

    “It was a very good match and good result, even though we lost several scoring chances.

    “But, I am not worried because this is a starting point in the qualifiers and I believe the team will do better in future matches,“ he said.

    Maigari urged the team to be committed, determined and put more life in the game to win the second leg match against the Burkinabes.

    “I am hopeful that the team will do well in the second leg match. They have potential to create chances and score goals,“ he said.

    Maigari also urged Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh to use home-based players in the new national team.

    He said Nigeria was blessed with good talents playing in the local league who could be part of the Super Eagles.

  • Minister orders Maigari out

    Minister orders Maigari out

    Nigeria’s Sports Minister, Tammy Danagogo, may have further muddied the waters in the ongoing Nigeria football crisis, following his utterances on Tuesday.

    Danagogo, while speaking with sports journalists in Abuja, declared that he has not told out going NFF President, Aminu Maigari to resume work at the NFF Secretariat.

    World football governing body, FIFA, had clearly told Nigeria that they expect the Aminu Maigari led executive committee to hold a congress, and organise a fresh election.

    But the minister disclosed that he was shocked by the news of Maigari’s return to the Glass House, insisting that he had ordered all parties in the lingering crisis to stay away from the NFF’s secretariat in the interest of peace and for amicable resolution of the crisis.

    “We asked all the parties, Maigari, Giwa and everybody involved in this crisis to stay clear of that place (Glass House) so that we can amicably resolve this issue”, Danagogo said.

    “Up till [Tuesday] morning, the report I got from Musa Amadu was that they were out of that place. I don’t want them to go there to fight and it will be in the best interest of everybody involved to maintain the peace we have achieved up till this moment”, he said in a move that can be translated as government interference.

    Maigari, however, insisted that he was not told to stay clear of the Glass House, saying his return to office was on interim basis and not for full time.

    The angle that is still not very clear, is the FIFA response to the case against it that was taken to the Court of Arbitration for Sports by a group of FA Chairmen, led by Obinna Ogba.

  • Maigari cleared for CAF, FIFA meetings

    Maigari cleared for CAF, FIFA meetings

    Despite seeing his tenure relapse and his board dissolved by the Nigeria football congress, former President of Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari will next week attend a meeting of the Organising Committee for the Africa Cup of Nations during a week of meetings of CAF sub –committees in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

    Maigari, who will preside over the two Extra-Ordinary Congresses to be convened by the NFF in line with the directives of FIFA, to usher in a new NFF Executive Committee, will join other members of his Organising Committee for the Africa Cup of Nations for a crucial meeting in the Ethiopian capital on September 17.

    It is at the said meeting that the committee will, among other things, recommend to the Confederation of African Football(CAF) a date for the staging of the Draw Ceremony of the 30th Africa Cup of Nations, taking place in Morocco early next year. The event will come up after the last round of qualifying matches on November 19.

    Also travelling for the CAF meetings are two members of the out –going NFF Executive Committee,  Emeka Inyama and Ahmed Yusuf ‘Fresh’. Inyama is a member of the CAF Media Committee while ‘Fresh’ sits on the Technical and Development Committee.

    From Addis Ababa, Maigari, who has also previously served on the Organising Committees for the CAF U-23 Championship and the African Nations Championship, will fly to Zurich, Switzerland for a meeting of his FIFA Players’ Status Committee at the Home of FIFA.

    Maigari was appointed member of the influential FIFA panel in December 2011, by FIFA President Sepp Blatter. The Committee deals with eligibility of players for the various nationalities in FIFA.

    The meeting of the FIFA Players’ Status Committee will take place between September 22 and 23.

  • Jos High Court summons Danagogo, Maigari, others

    Jos High Court summons Danagogo, Maigari, others

    The High Court of Jos has summoned the Sports Minister, Tammy Danagogo and other defendants: former Nigeria Football Federation President Aminu Maigari, NFF Scribe Musa Amadu and all the 36 states FA chairmen to appear before it and also to explain before the court why they should not be thrown into jail for going against its order.

    A new order by the court in Form 49 released on Thursday by the Jos High court but was served at the Wuse Zone 7, Abuja Secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF)at exactly 3pm demanded that the other defendants in the case, Maigari, and his executive committee board members,  Amadu, Plateau states football federation and all the 36 states FA chairmen including the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) and the Minister of Sports must appear before the judge on the October 8 to adequately explain why they went against the order of the court which was released on September 19.

    The Jos High Court fresh order states that “Take Notice that the plaintiff will on Wednesday the 8th day of October, 2014 at the hour of 9 0.clock in the forenoon apply to this court for an order for your committal to prison for having disobeyed the Order of this Court made on the 19 day of September, 2014, enjoining and restraining you and severally from…”

  • NFF Crises: Maigari sues SSS

    NFF Crises: Maigari sues SSS

    Outgoing President  of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Aminu Maigari has gone to court to challenge his illegal arrest by the State Security Service(SSS). The NFF President was picked up on Tuesday as he arrived Abuja from Zurich.

    Before Tuesday’s arrest, Maigari along with board member, Chris Green, general secretary, Musa Amadu and NFF presidential aspirant, Shehu Dikko have frequently been invited by the security operatives since Nigeria’s ouster from the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
    The football chiefs are now demanding for justice as an end to the harrassment and have gone ahead to hire Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo.
    “We are counsel to Alhaji Aminu Maigari, Barrister Christopher Green, Barrister Musa Amadu and Alhaji Shehu Dikko (hereinafter referred to as ‘our client’) and on whose instructions we write to you.
    “Our client informed us that upon their arrival from the FIFA World Cup Competition in Brazil on July 4, 2014, they were arrested by your men and operatives and detained at the SSS headquarters. Our clients further briefed us that subsequently, they have been receiving series of invitations from both the State Security Service and the Nigeria Police and that when they honour those invitations despite their busy schedules, they are detained for hours without any information as to the reason for their invitation, read the letter which was addressed to the acting Inspector-General of Police and Director of the State Security service on Friday.
    According to Keyamo, the arrests were aimed at scuttling the forthcoming NFF election scheduled for Warri, Delta State on September 30
    “We are by this letter giving you notice of the pendency of this suit and respectfully urging you to desist from carrying out any action that will undermine the authority and jurisdiction of the court.
    “We understand that these various harassments are designed to scuttle the Nigerian Football Federation(NFF) Congress slated for September 30, 2014 in Warri, Delta State, and your actions are at the behest of those who intend to scuttle the congress as they do not mean well for Nigerian football.

  • Maigari sues SSS

    Maigari sues SSS

    Outgoing President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Aminu Maigari has gone to court to challenge his arrest by the State Security Service. The NFF President was picked up on Tuesday as he arrived Abuja from Zurich.
    Before Tuesday’s arrest, Maigari along with board member, Chris Green, general secretary, Musa Amadu and NFF presidential aspirant, Shehu Dikko have frequently been invited by the security operatives since Nigeria’s ouster from the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
    The football chiefs are now demanding for justice to put an end to the harrassments and have gone ahead to hire Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo.
    “We are counsel to Alhaji Aminu Maigari, Barrister Christopher Green, Barrister Musa Amadu and Alhaji Shehu Dikko (hereinafter referred to as ‘our clients’) and on whose instructions we write to you.
    “Our client informed us that upon their arrival from the FIFA World Cup Competition in Brazil on 4th July, 2014, they were arrested by your men and operatives and detained at the SSS headquarters. Our clients further briefed us that subsequently, they have been receiving series of invitations from both the State Security Service and the Nigeria Police and that when they honour those invitations despite their busy schedules, they are detained for hours without any information as to the reason for their invitation, read the letter which was addressed to the acting inspector of police and director of the state security service on Friday.
    According to Keyamo, the arrests were aimed at scuttling the forthcoming NFF election scheduled for Warri, Delta state on September 30.
    “We are by this letter giving you notice of the pendency of this suit and respectfully urging you to desist from carrying out any action that will undermine the authority and jurisdiction of the court which is now seised of this matter.
    “We understand that these various harassments are designed to scuttle the Nigerian Football Federation Congress slated for the 30th of September, 2014 in Warri, Delta State, and your actions are at the behest of those who intend to scuttle the congress as they do not mean well for Nigerian Football.”

  • SSS release Maigari

    SSS release Maigari

    Immediate past President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari has been released after being arrested by operatives of the Directorate of State Security (DSS) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Wednesday.

    Maigari arrived Abuja from Zurich, where he had gone for a FIFA Players’ status committee meeting, and was immediately picked up by the DSS, even though no reasons were given.

    It is however believed that it may not be unconnected to the recent crises at the NFF, but SL10.ng understands that he has been released from the DSS custody. Efforts to get across to him have so far proved abortive.

    It is also believed that General Secretary Musa Amadu was also invited by the DSS ,but it still remains unclear why he has been invited, but it is believed that it is also connected to the recent NFF crises and the forthcoming elections slated for September 30.

  • Maigari cleared for CAF, FIFA meetings

    Maigari cleared for CAF, FIFA meetings

    Despite seeing his tenure relapse and his board dissolved by the Nigeria football congress, former President of Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari will next week attend a meeting of the Organising Committee for the Africa Cup of Nations during a week of meetings of CAF sub –committees in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

    Maigari, who will preside over the two Extra-Ordinary Congresses to be convened by the NFF in line with the directives of FIFA, to usher in a new NFF Executive Committee, will join other members of his Organising Committee for the Africa Cup of Nations for a crucial meeting in the Ethiopian capital on September 17.

    It is at the said meeting that the committee will, among other things, recommend to the Confederation of African Football(CAF) a date for the staging of the Draw Ceremony of the 30th Africa Cup of Nations, taking place in Morocco early next year. The event will come up after the last round of qualifying matches on November 19.

    Also travelling for the CAF meetings are two members of the out –going NFF Executive Committee,  Emeka Inyama and Ahmed Yusuf ‘Fresh’. Inyama is a member of the CAF Media Committee while ‘Fresh’ sits on the Technical and Development Committee.

    From Addis Ababa, Maigari, who has also previously served on the Organising Committees for the CAF U-23 Championship and the African Nations Championship, will fly to Zurich, Switzerland for a meeting of his FIFA Players’ Status Committee at the Home of FIFA.

    Maigari was appointed member of the influential FIFA panel in December 2011, by FIFA President Sepp Blatter. The Committee deals with eligibility of players for the various nationalities in FIFA.

    The meeting of the FIFA Players’ Status Committee will take place between September 22 and 23.

  • Minister orders Maigari out

    Minister orders Maigari out

    Nigeria’s Sports Minister, Tammy Danagogo, may have further muddied the waters in the ongoing Nigeria football crisis, following his utterances on Tuesday.

    Danagogo, while speaking with sports journalists in Abuja, declared that he has not told out going NFF President, Aminu Maigari to resume work at the NFF Secretariat.

    World football governing body, FIFA, had clearly told Nigeria that they expect the Aminu Maigari led executive committee to hold a congress, and organise a fresh election.

    But the minister disclosed that he was shocked by the news of Maigari’s return to the Glass House, insisting that he had ordered all parties in the lingering crisis to stay away from the NFF’s secretariat in the interest of peace and for amicable resolution of the crisis.

    “We asked all the parties, Maigari, Giwa and everybody involved in this crisis to stay clear of that place (Glass House) so that we can amicably resolve this issue”, Danagogo said.

    “Up till [Tuesday] morning, the report I got from Musa Amadu was that they were out of that place. I don’t want them to go there to fight and it will be in the best interest of everybody involved to maintain the peace we have achieved up till this moment”, he said in a move that can be translated as government interference.

    Maigari, however, insisted that he was not told to stay clear of the Glass House, saying his return to office was on interim basis and not for full time.

    The angle that is still not very clear, is the FIFA response to the case against it that was taken to the Court of Arbitration for Sports by a group of FA Chairmen, led by Obinna Ogba.