World football governing body, FIFA has threatened to ban Nigeria from all football activities if the newly elected board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is not allowed to function.
Meanwhile Chris Giwa led faction of the NFF is believed to have gotten a Jos High Court injunction asking him to resume on Thursday at the Glass House in Abuja.
But FIFA in a letter dated October 02, 2014 and signed by its General Secretary, Jerome Valcke, warned of the grave consequences if the new board was not allowed to function properly.
"We now expect the NFF and its new leadership to carry out its activities without any hindrance in order to avoid having to again refer the case to the appropriate FIFA bodies for an automatic suspension as stated in our previous correspondence," Thursday's letter read in part.
"We would like to congratulate the members of the new board on their election and are confident they are committed to continuing the development of football in Nigeria.
FIFA also commended the NFF for the successful completion of the elections with a special mention for NFF general secretary Musa Amadu.
FIFA stated that they would also take this opportunity to praise the NFF and especially you (Amadu) on what has been achieved in recent weeks despite the various difficulties,"
On Wednesday, FIFA President Sepp Blatter sent a letter of congratulations to the new NFF President Amaju Pinnick, saying that he (Blatter) is looking forward to meeting with him and supporting him and his new board towards ensuring stable development of the beautiful game in Nigeria.
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