BY JUDE OPARA, Abuja
As a way of finding an amicable solution over the contractual disagreement between the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and sacked coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, the National Sports Commission ( NSC) has invited the two parties to a meeting.

Keshi

Last week, the news that Keshi had dragged the NFF to Court claiming N1billion naira may have prompted the NSC to wade into the matter with a view to settling the matter out of court.

It was also learnt that the NSC had demanded from the NFF details of their agreement with Keshi who has also complained to them officially over what he described as defamation of character and wrongful termination of his contract.

To this effect, NSC Director General Alhassan Yakmut on Tuesday told journalists that the Sports Commission would not allow the matter to go to the open court, adding that Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism should be used to resolve the matter.

“I have asked the football federation if they have seen the letter from Keshi, and they said they were aware of it. So it is left for the architects of that contract and Keshi to ensure that no provisions of that contract  is violated”.

According to Yakmut, the immediate concern of the commission is to ensure that sports stakeholders seek amicable resolution of any crisis before thinking of seeking redress outside the “family channel”.

The DG insists that the issues at stake involve sports stakeholders whom he described as members of the same family, adding that he will not sit and watch a family matter go to the open court over issues that should be resolved in house.