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(From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM)
FIFA will deliberate on the power tussle between the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) and the nation's government on 22 September.
The NFA's governing statute, which puts the body under the control of Nigeria's sports ministry, is in violation of Fifa regulations protecting national associations from governmental interference.
It also gives powers to the sports ministry to appoint the NFA's secretary-general, who is the chief executive, and several members of the board.
Critics of the current law - Decree 101 of 1992 - argue that it has been responsible for the instability in Nigerian football …