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| President of FIFA Gianni Infantino (L) shakes hands with President of Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick during a press conference at the end of the FIFA executive football summit in Lagos, on February 20, 2018. |
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday,
reiterated that tomorrow’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying encounter
between the Super Eagles and the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone at the MKO Abiola
National Stadium, Abuja, will be played without fans in the stands.
reiterated that tomorrow’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying encounter
between the Super Eagles and the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone at the MKO Abiola
National Stadium, Abuja, will be played without fans in the stands.
NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, said the situation is a consequence
of the one-match ban placed on the country by world football–governing body,
FIFA, over the fracas that followed the end of 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff
round against the Black Stars of Ghana in March.
of the one-match ban placed on the country by world football–governing body,
FIFA, over the fracas that followed the end of 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff
round against the Black Stars of Ghana in March.
“We want to appeal to our very passionate football fans to take heart for this
one game. It is only a one-match ban, after which they can again start trooping
out to support the Super Eagles. The match against Sierra Leone will be without
fans as a consequence of what happened after the match against the Ghanaians.
“Nonetheless, we want to urge all our football fans, and indeed all Nigerians,
to support the team whichever way they can and pray for success against the
Sierra Leoneans on Thursday.”
The Super Eagles take on the Leone Stars at the MKO Abiola National Stadium,
Abuja in a Day 1 game of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations starting from 5.00 p.m.
tomorrow. Four days later, they tackle ‘The Falcons and True Parrots’ of São
Tomé and Príncipe at the 45,000 –capacity Grand Stade de Agadir in southern
Morocco.
Abuja in a Day 1 game of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations starting from 5.00 p.m.
tomorrow. Four days later, they tackle ‘The Falcons and True Parrots’ of São
Tomé and Príncipe at the 45,000 –capacity Grand Stade de Agadir in southern
Morocco.
While CAF has appointed Ivoirian officials to take charge of the encounter in
Abuja, Liberian officials, led by referee Hassen Corneh, will oversee the match
in Agadir on Monday.
Abuja, Liberian officials, led by referee Hassen Corneh, will oversee the match
in Agadir on Monday.
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