The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday in a statement revealed that it has gone to the Court of Appeal to challenge a judgement declaring it illegal.
Last Friday, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ruled that the NFF and the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) are illegal bodies, which were not properly incorporated according to the laws of Nigeria.
Justice Donatus Okorowo delivered the judgement in a case brought by former chairman of Nigeria Referees Association, Dr. Sam Sam Jaja over his disqualification from the NPL elections of May 8, 2010.
“The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday went to the Court of Appeal, Abuja to challenge a Federal High Court declaration that both the NFF and NPL were not properly incorporated and therefore not known to the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the statement from the federation read.
On Wednesday, the NFF filed a motion-on-notice for stay-of-execution of the Federal High Court’s judgement at the same Federal High Court, while the body filed a Notice of Appeal at the Court of Appeal in Abuja.
The motion-on-notice for stay-of-execution will be heard on February 2 at the Federal High Court in Abuja, SuperSport.com was informed.
