Fifa statutes dictate that member states should ‘manage their affairs independently with no influence from third parties’

Nigeria dismissed Stephen Keshi despite his side’s home win against Sudan that kept them in the running to defend their African Cup of Nations title.

Safa has found a new opponent for Bafana Bafana after Nigeria’s controversial withdrawal from August’s friendly match.

The Nigerian national team was left in the dark by power cuts at their Bloemfontein hotel ahead of their Soccer World Cup clash against Greece.