The Nigeria Football Federation has dismissed the falsehood reports circulating on social media that it has asked FIFA President, Gianni Infantino to step down from his position.
In a notice posted on its official X handle #thenff yesterday, the NFF stated “Contrary to reports, especially on social media, #thenff has never asked and is not asking for #FIFAcom President, Mr. Gianni Infantino to step down as FIFA PRESIDENT. This is outright falsehood. Kindly disregard.”
The clarification comes amid heightened global scrutiny of Infantino’s leadership following the controversy over a now-abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights linked to the World Cup.
Infantino has come under intense pressure and criticism in recent days following the 2026 FIFA World Cup after revealing plans to sell minority stakes in FIFA tournaments to private investors.
The FIFA president had attempted to establish a FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), which would allow private investors to acquire shares in the World Cup and other major FIFA sporting events and subsequently have a role in running the competitions.
Infantino had secretly pushed ahead with the plan without consulting a majority of FIFA’s member associations and had also prepared to offer each member association up to $40 million in an attempt to secure their support for the proposal before the September 19 deadline, with hopes that the plan would eventually take shape.