Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, has confirmed it is conducting a new investigation into the
Nigerian Football Federation, NFF.
According to BBCSports, the
latest investigation comes on the back of a separate case brought EFCC and one
by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel.
The latest wide-ranging
investigation is looking into fraud allegations over how sponsorship money
meant for the development of football in the country has been stolen.
“What I can confirm is that
officials of the Nigeria Football Federation are being investigated by the
agency,” EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, told BBCSport.
It was gathered that the
investigation into the NFF will look at allegations of wrongdoing before the
2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The inquiry is focusing on money
generated from the NFF’s official sponsors, domestic league’s television
sponsorship and payments from a former kit supplier for all the national teams.
It also focuses on funds provided
by federal and state governments for friendly matches involving the Super
Eagles and the misappropriation of about US$2.7m from the Financial Assistance
Programme of football’s world governing body, FIFA.
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