Nigeria: Why Nigeria Must Follow the Rules, Not Sentiments - NFF

[Vanguard] On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the world football governing body FIFA formally accepted the resignation of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Ibrahim Musa Gusau and other principal officers of the federation. FIFA also said it was backing the proposed comprehensive reform roadmap for Nigerian football. The immediate implication of this is that FIFA will not sanction Nigeria on the basis of the induced resignations. But make no mistake about this, Nigeria is still not out of the woods.