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| Maigari has been removed from office by order of a state high court in Nigeria |
BBC reports
that Nigeria's sports ministry has rejected Fifa's assessment that the
government has interfered with the running of the country's football
federation.
On Wednesday Fifa suspended Nigeria from all international football and gave the government until Tuesday to reinstate sacked Nigerian Football Federation members.
But Nigeria's
National Sports Commission (NSC) said on Thursday that the issue is a
result of a court action and "nothing to do with government".
It stated: "The
National Sports Commission has received the news of the suspension of
the NFF by Fifa on the grounds of an alleged court order which the world
football body has interpreted as government interference in the affairs
of the football house.
"The National
Sports Commission wishes to state that the said court action brought
against the NFF followed an internal crisis within the football family
and has nothing to do with government.While
Fifa has stated that unless the court action is withdrawn, the
suspension of the NFF will not be lifted, it is pertinent to state that
neither the NSC nor government is involved in the court process."
The NSC added
that it believes the ban is "a procedural practice by Fifa each time it
feels that there is an alleged interference by government".
It also urged
"Nigerians to remain calm as efforts are being made to ensure that the
suspension is lifted as soon as possible; as appropriate representation
has been made to Fifa to present the true situation of the crisis within
the football family".
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