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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2004           Fifa happy with Nigeria talks Nigeria's hopes of avoiding an international football ban from Fifa seem to have improved following a high-level meeting in Switzerland on Tuesday. Fifa president Sepp Blatter was present at Fifa Headquarters in Zurich to welcome a Nigerian delegation led by Sports Minister Musa Mohamed as well as Nigeria FA (NFA) chairman Ibrahim Galadima. The parties met to discuss Fifa's ruling that the NFA must reform its statutes by December 31 if it is not to face an international ban. Blatter later declared himself happy with the way the talks had gone. "I am pleased with our discussions," the Fifa president said. "We are all focused on the same goal and will report on the positive nature of our meeting to the Fifa Executive Committee at our next meeting on 18/19 December."   Football's world governing body is unhappy with Nigeria's Decree 101 of 1992, which gives the sports ministry the right to appoint NFA officials - a direct contravention of Fifa rules. In a Fifa statement, the body said that among 'the key items on the agenda of the meeting were two documents that will heavily impact the future of Nigerian football.   'First was Minister Mohamed's presentation of a draft of the proposed law concerning the NFA's status that will be discussed by the Nigerian Parliament in the next few weeks.' SITE TOOLS Print This Page   EMAIL THIS PAGE Friend's Name: Friend's  Email: Your Name: Your Email:           � Triumph Publishing Company Limited 2004

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