FIFA has, unlike sport associations worldwide, decided to take a cut out of the political administration of its member countries. This is not acceptable to any right-thinking global villager. If FIFA's current rules allow for the undue interference in the national affairs of individual nations, as we have recently seen with Nigeria and France, is it time to dissolve FIFA and reconstitute it too or like all monopolies to get a rival global football association?

While President Jonathan's move on the NFF may appear drastic it is not without reason. The unpatriotic members of the NFF board have being hiding behind FIFA rules to make themselves into a nuisance to the Nigerian people and government. How does an association hire a new football coach two months to a global tournament (for $3 million), set up a Nigerian village, incur a $250,000 fine for changing hotels, and yet come back with no single win. The shame of the under-17 championships is still not washed off our people. Can anybody dare compare Nigeria's hosting to South Africa's? The fault is not in our players, they, one and all, showed up when called - but they were called too late.

It is the same FIFA that comes to Nigeria to tell us our organization is bad that also says our government has no power to interfere in the same organization. Yet, the same NFF takes money from our public pocket, does nothing with it, and our president has no leverage with them or with FIFA! To the hot place  with FIFA and its archaic rules. It is actually no wonder.  FIFA is probably just as corrupt as the NFF. Why you say? How much did FIFA spend designing a new soccer ball that has a mind on its own, yet cannot get rid of its clearly unfair rules or take advantage of technology that a 10 year old could probably use to make correct decisions on the field. If FIFA really wants to stop constituting itself a menace to the world (politically and football-wise), here are 5 reccomendations:

1) Stop the watch when there is no play going on;
2) Learn from American basketball and institute a rule called goal tending - if a player clearly stops the ball from going into the net with his hands, it is a goal, no need for a yellow or red card or penalty.
3. Use instant replay.
4) Make sure the ball that is kicked straight goes straight!
5) When a player gets kicked off the field for any reason his team can replace him out of the 3 substitutes allowed to them. This will stop referees from becoming the 12th player for one team.

Enough said.

Come to think of it,I sort of agree with your points raised.FIFA has become a Nuisance to even itself not to talk of member countries.

All I can think of is Issa Hayatou. That man has been Africa's FIFA rep since God knows when. That is the sort of cushy "jobs for the boys" style corruption FIFA is trying to protect. Who the hell are they to dictate to any country about how they organise a sport? And why is it only FIFA that thinks it is so powerful in the sporting World?
Nigerians need to demonstrate against those good for nothing, corrupt id!ots.

point 2 really counts.

Thank you very much. Now we need drum for deaf FIFA.