By Jacob Ajom

After weeks of uncertainty, Nigerian football may yet witness the peace it has been craving for as the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Footballers is set to withdraw its suit against the board of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.

The case comes up for hearing today at the Lagos High Court. The trial judge in the case is Justice Okon Abang

The footballers’ body had before the August 26 NFF election that ushered in the Aminu Maigari led board obtained an injunction barring the conduct of the election.

The elections went ahead n defiance of the court order.

Mr. Harrison Jalla (President NANF) andOtunba A.O. Lawal

On September 6, this year, Justice Abang sacked the Aminu Maigari-led board of the NFF after annulling the election.

This threw up other legal issues as the NFF executive board, the electoral committee chairman and some stake holders, including suspended FIFA executive committee member, Dr Amos Adamu were summoned to appear before the court on trial for contempt.

On the second hearing of the contempt charge on October 4, Justice Abang threw out the case but the substantive suit between NANF and the NFF is still pending and is coming up for hearing today in Lagos.

A peace move was initiated soon after the court discharged and acquitted the NFF board on contempt charge

Initiator of the peace move, Amos Adamu who is in fighting to save his name may not be on hand to see to the end of the case today but President of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, one of the signatories to the peace agreement with NANF told Sports Vanguard at the weekend that the out-of-court settlement will be effective today as the footballers’ body had agreed to withdraw the case formally.

After a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Sports at the weekend, Ladipo said, “the case will end on Monday,” assuring, “take my words, it will be over on Monday”

President of NANF, Harrison Jalla confirmed the development in a separate chat with Sports Vanguard when he said, “I am just coming into Lagos from Abuja. We are making a formal request to withdraw the case from court tomorrow(today). They have agreed there would be reforms. That is the much I can say on that. Any other question on that matter would be addressed later.”