Nigeria’s football federation chief resigns amid corruption allegations
After Gusau’s resignation, President Bola Tinubu’s office says he has ordered ‘comprehensive reform’ of the country’s football administration. The president of the Nigeria Football Federation has stepped down amid corruption allegations and a string of disappointing results by the country’s national teams.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Local media reported that the Nigeria Football Federation is under investigation by Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services, over the alleged misuse of 17 billion naira (about $12.7m) it received from the government in 2024 to clear a backlog of payments owed to national team players and officials.
- Fact 2: The latest controversy followed the Super Falcons’ failure to qualify for the 2027 Women’s World Cup.
- Fact 3: The 10-time Women’s Africa Cup of Nations winners crashed out in the quarterfinals of this year’s tournament before losing 2-1 to South Africa in a World Cup playoff.
- Fact 4: The defeat means that Nigeria will miss the global tournament for the first time since it began in 1991.
After Gusau’s resignation, President Bola Tinubu’s office says he has ordered ‘comprehensive reform’ of the country’s football administration. The president of the Nigeria Football Federation has stepped down amid corruption allegations and a string of disappointing results by the country’s national teams.
Ibrahim Musa Gusau’s announcement on Thursday came a month before the federation is due to hold its next general election. Several members of the federation’s board also stepped down from their positions, local media reported. “I decided to resign from my position as the president of NFF,” Gusau told journalists in Abuja, adding that he had “advised” other members of the board to “also resign”.
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