Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick has been ordered to appear in court with four colleaguesFive top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have been ordered to appear in court over alleged misappropriation of funds. The quintet, including NFF president Amaju Pinnick, are due to appear in court in the capital Abuja on 1 July, according to Justice Ifeoma Ojukwu. As well as Pinnick, NFF vice presidents Seyi Akinwunmi and Shehu Dikko along with general secretary Mohammed Sanusi and executive committee member Ahmed Yusuf have all been ordered to appear. "The NFF is focused on important football matters and the priority is to ensure all our teams succeed." Back in 2010, four former officials were arrested amid accusations that some $8m went missing during the World Cup finals in South Africa.

Source: BBC May 29, 2019 15:11 UTC