Odegbami, Giwa Snub NFF Elections

The duo of ex international, Chief Olusegun Odegbami (MON) and embattled chairman of Giwa Football Club, Chris Giwa has snubbed the elections into the board of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, scheduled for Warii, Delta State on Tuesday.

Taiwo Adelu reports that the names of Odegbami (South West Zone) and Giwa (North Central Zone) that had earlier signified their intentions to vie for the post of NFF President were missing in the new list of candidates cleared for election by the electoral committee yesterday.

Their names were however found in the list of Disinterested Previously cleared Candidates list. The electoral committee says the duo were previously cleared presidential candidates who have failed to show interest in participating in Tuesday’s elections

Others in the list are Yahaya Adama (Kogi State), Farouk Yarma Adamu (Gombe State), Shema Mohammed Sani (Yobe State), Obinna Ogba (Ebonyi State), Johnson Etim Effiong (Akwa Ibom State) and  Obuah Felix Amaechi(Rivers State).

Meanwhile, the likes of Ogunjobi Taiwo Joseph, Yola Abba Abdullahi, Mike Umeh, Pinnick Amaju Melvin, Iorfa Mtem Dominic, Shehu Dikko and Amanze Uchegbulam will contest for the Presidency of the NFF.