COACH SALIFU YUSUF GETS ONE YEAR BAN, TO PAY $5000 FINE

Super Eagles’ Chief Coach Salifu Yusuf has been banned from all football–related activities for one year with immediate effect by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Committee on Ethics and Fair Play. 

The decision was announced in a statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He also said that the coach had been directed to pay 5,000 US dollars as a fine to NFF within three months.

According to him, this decision was sequel to a complaint forwarded by the NFF as well as the Coach’s defence against a documentary in which he was seen accepting 1,000 US dollars from an undercover reporter disguising as a player’s agent.

Mr. Ademola Olajire said, “In accordance with Art. 22, FIFA Disciplinary Code, he is hereby banned for the period of one year, from partaking or involvement or participation in any football related activity, effective from the date of this decision. He is also fined in the sum of 5,000 US dollars to be paid within three (3) months beginning from the date of this decision.”

In addition, he noted that the ethics committee has ruled that an appeal against the decision can be made to the NFF Appeals Committee.