By Daniel Idonor

ABUJA – The Federal Government, Wednesday, directed the immediate withdrawal of Nigeria from all Federation of International Football (FIFA) related events to enable the country reorganise its football administration.

President Goodluck Jonathan who approved the decision following the country’s dwindling show in football in the recent past has also ordered the immediate disband of the national teams.

Presidential spokesman, Ima Niboro who briefed State House Correspondent after a meeting between President Jonathan and members of the Presidential Task Force on the 2010 World Cup, said the president also approved the auditing of all monies spent by the country during the ongoing World Cup in South Africa.

“President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that Nigeria withdrawals from international competition for two years to enable the country put its house in order”.

Niboro stated further that the president  also approved that an audit of the 2010 world cup finances be looked into and bring whoever is culpable to book.

The Chairman of the Task Force and Governor of River State, Chief Rotimi Amaechi governor of Rivers state said “our recommendation is based on what is on the ground. We went to the World Cup and found all sorts of  problems and we felt we should sit back and look inward”.

The governor who was joined by other members of the PTF said “we will formally write FIFA to say that Nigeria won’t engage on international football competition”.

He stated that what the government has done has nothing to do with the NFA.

He however lamented that as a nation we have not done well in continental and intercontinental football competitions stressing that “you cannot have tumour and continue to massage it with all the blood”.

A senior officials in the NFA told Vanguard that there are plans to give a five years contract to Lars Largaback to enable him raise a new team for the country.

“We are considering giving the coach a five year contract so that he can have enough time to build a new team for the country. As it is now we do not have a team and the crop of players in the Super Eagles can never play for Nigeria again,” the official who spoke on condition of anonymity said.

The source confirmed that the super eagles team would be dissolved so that the country can begin to build the team of its dream.
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