Chris Giwa’s club expelled from Nigerian league

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Published on May 23, 2016 by

Giwa FC have been expelled from Nigeria’s prime division for failing to honour fixtures.

The membership is owned by businessman Chris Giwa, who’s concerned in an influence wrestle with the Nigerian Soccer Federation having declared himself its elected president.

The League Administration Firm (LMC), which runs the Nigeria Premier League stated the membership had did not play three consecutive matches “with out acceptable cause”.

The membership had been pressured to play house video games at a impartial venue within the southwestern metropolis of Ilorin after current crowd hassle in Jos towards Enugu Rangers that pressured the sport to be deserted.

Giwa has since August 2014 insisted he was elected president of the NFF in a disputed vote that noticed Fifa threaten to ban the nation from worldwide competitors. He has taken the NFF to courtroom problem their legitimacy.

Final week the NFF banned him and a number of other of his supporters for 5 years for impersonation and taking soccer issues to a civil courtroom, in breach of Fifa laws.

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