NFF suspends alleged match fixer, dropped from IMC The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the suspension of football official, Auwalu Baba Jada, from all football-related activities, pending investigations into a video that has been trending online for some days now, in which he is apparently the principal character.
“Auwalu Baba Jada has been suspended from all football-related activities pending investigations into the video recording in which he is apparently the principal character. The investigations will be conducted by the ethics and integrity units of the Nigeria Football Federation.
In a now-viral video, Auwalu, who is a member of the interim management committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), appeared to be boasting about his ability to help clubs fix matches.
The Bauchi-born football administrator, who spoke in Hausa, also bragged about his ability to manipulate nearly every club in the NPFL.
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