Nigeria: NFF Presidency - Giwa Dares Fifa, Refuses to Quit As Deadline Approaches

1 September 2014

A factional president of the crisis-riddled Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Chris Giwa, has stated his intention to remain as the Federation's president despite a FIFA letter asking him to step down.

Speaking to reporters in Abuja on Monday afternoon, the newly elected President asked for calm, stating that FIFA was not a biased body and would listen to his faction's side of the story.

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