22nd November, 2010
Following the disgraceful suspension of Amos Adamu from the executive committee of both the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF is bobbying to present a candidate for either seat before today’s deadline for the submission of nominations.
MTNFootball.com  gathered that officials are now in a dilemma over presenting another Nigerian for the election after Adamu opted to launch an appeal against his three-year ban for breaching its code of ethics in a cash-for-vote scandal.
“It’s a very tough one,†admitted an official to MTNFootball.com. “We only have till Monday (today) to present a nomination for the seats on the executive committees of both CAF and FIFA. This is also against the backdrop that Adamu has launched an appeal against his ban.
“It may be viewed as a vote of no confidence should Nigeria go ahead and present another candidate for the elections in Khartoum in February.â€
Another official revealed that Adamu has been approached to see reason why another man should be presented for the elections.
“We support Adamu’s quest to seek complete justice, but at the same time, many of us do not see how the FIFA suspension of Adamu will be dismissed altogether; at best he could get a shorter ban and by then the elections may well have come and gone with Nigeria not having a chance to stake a claim for his position,†the official told MTNFootball.com.
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