Coronavirus: NFF to suspends all football activities

Coronavirus: NFF to suspends all football activities

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the cancellation of all forms of football activities in the country for the next four weeks.

NFF Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, in a statement on Wednesday, disclosed that the shutdown was “as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic’’.

He said the shutdown affected all on-field activities involving the numerous national teams, the Nigeria League (NPFL), the other leagues, youth football programmes and “even street football’’.

He quoted the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, as saying the cessation are going to be for four weeks, after which things are going to be reviewed in line with events and trends worldwide.

"They should observe the precautions as advised by the Federal Ministry of Health and therefore the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), like hand-washing, the utilization of sanitisers and social distancing."

Pinnick was further quoted as saying the sole football activity that might be permitted was the work of the NFF investigation committee into the death of Chineme Martins.