NFF crisis: Danagogo saves Falcons from CAF ban

•Calls for caution from stakeholders, Judiciary
Sports Minister and Chairman National Sports Commission,
Dr. Tammy Danagogo yesterday saved the Super Falcons
from being stopped by CAF from playing the final match of
the African Women’s Champion-ship which took place in
Windhoek, Namibia yesterday following the Jos court ruling
which set aside the September 30, 2014 election that
brought in the Amaju Pinnick-led Board of the Nigeria
Football Federation.
Consequently the minister has called on all football
stakeholders, the judiciary and law enforcement agencies to
understand that football matters should not be taken to the
ordinary courts but the Court of Arbitration in Sports (CAS)
to avoid threats or outright ban of the country by FIFA.
Speaking from Windhoek, Namibia where he had gone to
deliver President Goodluck Jonathan’s goodwill message
and also cheer the Super Falcons in the final against
Cameroon in the African Women Championship, Dr.
Danagogo said he had to negotiate with CAF to allow the
Falcons play the final as they were almost stopped from
playing.
“As I speak with you now, we have just succeeded in
negotiating with CAF not to stop the Falcons from playing
the final match. The decision to ban Nigeria has now been
shifted to Monday” he said, stressing that “all football
stakeholders, the judiciary and our law enforcement
agencies should understand that each time they take
football matters to the ordinary court instead of CAS, Nigeria
stands the risk of being banned from all football activities.”
He added that “they should understand the reality of this if
we want to continue to be part of playing football under
FIFA. FIFA have shifted the decision to ban Nigeria to
Monday and if nothing is done to resolve this court issues,
we risk being banned.”
This development will compelled the minister to be firm
against Giwa whom he had allowed room to perpetrate the
crisis in Nigeria football.