World soccer ruling body, FIFA despite being happy with the return to status quo in NFF administration has sent a fresh threat that Nigeria would be banned if at any point the electoral process is interfered with.
This latest decision was contained in a letter signed by the FIFA Secretary General, Jerome Valcke to the Nigeria Football Federation yesterday, while acknowledging an earlier letter from the NFF, which indicated that Maigari’s board had returned to office without hindrance.
“We also note that the persons claiming to have been elected vacated the premises of the NFF. Against this background, we would like to confirm that the condition set in FIFA’s aforementioned correspondences of September 3, 2014, have been complied with and that the NFF, is accordingly not suspended.
“We would also inform you that should the electoral process by any interference or mishap, the case will be referred again-and again without prior notice or warning- to the appropriate FIFA bodies for immediate suspension of the NFF until the FIFA Congress.”
Before this latest development, the NFF had been given a deadline of 8 September to ensure that the persons claiming to have been elected to NFF positions vacated the association’s premises and to confirm that the NFF General Secretary could perform his work without interference.
FIFA outlined that it now expects the NFF Executive Committee to meet as soon as possible to convene an extraordinary general assembly to decide on the roadmap leading to the elections, which should be open to all persons complying with the NFF statutes and regulations.

Michael Schumacher leaves hospital
 Former F1 champion, Michael Schumacher has left a Swiss hospital to continue his recovery at home, his manager said. Sabine Kehm said in a statement that he had made “progress,” but there was “a long and difficult road ahead.”Schumacher suffered a head injury in a skiing accident in France in December last year and was transferred to the Swiss hospital in June. Schumacher’s family said in June that he had come out of a medically induced coma to reduce swelling in his brain.
Schumacher spent six months at a hospital in France after his accident, before being transferred to the hospital in Lausanne. His family home is in Gland, which is on the shores of Lake Geneva, some 40km (25 miles) from Lausanne.
“Henceforth, Michael’s rehabilitation will take place at his home. Considering the severe injuries he suffered, progress has been made in the past weeks and months,” Ms Kehm said in a statement yesterday.
The statement did not give any indication of whether there had been a change in the state of Schumacher’s health.
“We ask that the privacy of Michael’s family continue to be respected, and that speculations about his state of health are avoided,” it added.
His family and manager also thanked the team at CHUV Lausanne hospital “for their thorough and competent work.”
Schumacher underwent two operations to remove blood clots from his brain before he was put into a medically induced coma to try to reduce swelling.
Investigators probing the accident at the French ski resort of Meribel said Schumacher had been going at the speed of “a very good skier” at the time of his crash.
He had been skiing off-piste when he fell and hit a rock, they said.
Last month, a man arrested on suspicion of leaking Michael Schumacher’s medical files was found hanged in his cell.
The man, who had not been named, was a manager at Swiss air rescue firm, Rega, which was involved in the transfer of Schumacher from Grenoble, France, to Lausanne.
Schumacher’s medical records were allegedly stolen and offered for sale to several newspapers.

Nigeria still risks ban –FIFA