The Nigeria Football Federation has blasted former Super Eagles’ Assistant Coach, Mr. Sylvanus Okpala for dragging the name of His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR into the small matter of his (Okpala’s) retrenchment by the Federation.

Okpala at the weekend issued a statement claiming that NFF President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari had boasted that not even President Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR can compel him (Maigari) to return him (Okpala) to the Super Eagles.

NFF General Secretary, Barrister Musa Amadu was aghast at Okpala’s puerile effort to blackmail the NFF President. “Mr Sylvanus Okpala must come out clearly to tell the world at which forum the NFF President made such a statement. It is infuriating that a former employee of the NFF would go to that length to try and blackmail the NFF President and the Executive Committee.