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Nigerian leader suspends Super Eagles from world football (1st Lead)
Jun 30, 2010, 16:43 GMT
Nairobi/Abuja - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has suspended the Super Eagles from taking part in all international tournaments for two years following the football team's poor showing at the World Cup in South Africa, presidential spokesman Ima Niboro said Wednesday.
Jonathan also ordered the dissolution of the Nigeria Football Federation.
'At the time of writing, we have no official information on this matter,' FIFA said in a statement. 'However, in general, FIFA's position regarding political interference in football is well known.'
Nigeria failed to qualify for the knock-out stages of the tournament, finishing last in Group B after defeats to Argentina and Greece and a draw with South Korea.
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