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Abuja – Aminu Maigari, Chairman of the
Nigeria Football Association (NFA), on
Monday in Abuja called for an extension of
time for the purchase of forms for the
forthcoming NFA board elections.
Maigari had returned to office on Monday
following a directive by the Minister of Sports,
Tammy Danagogo, on Friday.
This was after world football governing body
FIFA had urged concerned parties to maintain
the status quo which existed before the 2014
World Cup held in Brazil from June 12.
Maigari was last month impeached by a
majority of the NFA board members, but FIFA
had insisted that this had breached procedure.
Maigari told newsmen that his call for an
extension was to give every qualified Nigerian
the opportunity to exercise his or her right.
“We are short of time as the election is fast
approaching, but we will sit down as a board
and decide on the right thing to do.
“All we are thinking of is how to develop our
football and how we will do the right thing,
and carry everybody along.
“I have in my mind to create a window for
every interested Nigerian to obtain form
because it is the civic right of every Nigerian.
“That is my prayer and that is what I want to
present to the board as well,’’ Maigari said.
He also said the renewal of Stephen Keshi’s
contract as Super Eagles’ Head Coach would
be channelled to the Technical Committee of
the NFA to handle.
“Usually, we await the decision of the
Technical Committee to decide the way
forward on Keshi or decide on what to do.
“However, we are constrained by time because
of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
So, it is the responsibility of the Technical
Committee to bring to the board what it has
suggested,’’ the NFA Chairman said.
The  new elections into the NFA board are
scheduled to hold in Abuja on Aug. 26.