DISGRACE: NFF Top Shots Exchange Blows in Public

Despite the triumph of the Golden Eaglets
Friday in Abu Dhabi it was a show of
shame and national disgrace as NFF
General secretary Barrister Musa and the
Federations First Vice President Chief
Mike Umeh exchanged blows in public,
right inside the stadium.
Eye witness account has it that problem
started brewing early evening when Chief
Umeh wondered why members of the
League Management Committee were
allocated “ better cars” than NFF
chieftains. He then and there told a
colleague that Musa was incompetent and
not fit to handle NFF matters.
On getting to the stadium, Chief Umeh
was given a Category 1 ticket and again
he complained insisting that every
country was given 20 VIP tickets and
wondered why he could not have one as
NFF Vice President.
At the stadium Chief Umeh boiled over
when he saw members of the LMC in the
VIP Box and challenged the GS who said
he knew nothing about it “Oga two of us
are seating here, I don’t know anything
about tickets besides I just arrived
yesterday “ the General Secretary replied.
He was shocked when Chief Umeh said
“you are a useless man .
I have to trek five minutes to ease myself
in a competition that belongs to us?” That
really got Barrister Ahmadu angry and he
told him to withdraw the statement.
Instead Chief Umeh repeated it and the
General Secretary said he was a “
hopeless man”. As they were sitting
together they rose to their feet and went
for each other’s jugular saying a lot of
unprintable things.
The intervention of some board members
including Chief Inyama and some
Management staff did little to assuage
them. It took some time to get Musa to
leave the seat for another one. A board
member has called for a probe of the
incidence when they get back home. “It
was shameful to say the least. Chief
Umeh did not behave maturely but there
is need to find out where all our VIP
tickets went to,” he said.
Meanwhile, it was gathered that the NFF
is spoiling for a war with the National
Sports Commission, NSC over its
penchant for sidelining it whenever
football matters get to the presidency. An
inside NFF source said the federation
members were not happy when the NSC
failed to provide seat for them during the
reception for the Super Eagles after they
won the Africa Nations Cup in South
Africa.
“The NFF is not ready to be pushed aside
when the President hosts the Eaglets in
Abuja. This ceremony is an NFF
ceremony, so the NSC should not push
the NFF aside. In fact the NFF president,
Alhaji Aminu Maigari has done well and
should be commended. He even deserves
a national honour,” the source stressed.
President Goodluck Jonathan is expected
to host the victorious Golden Eaglets
today in Aso Rock to show the country’s
appreciation for their feat at the U-17
World Cup which has brought honour to
the country, his Media aide, Dr. Rueben
Abati disclosed shortly after the team won
the trophy Friday.

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