FIFA turned down the change of venue request by the Nigeria Football Federation to play the second leg of the 2018 world cup qualifiers against Swaziland on Tuesday.
The nation's FA had proposed the Abuja national stadium for the make-or-mar clash which will decide which side will go through to the next stage of the qualifiers, but FIFA claimed that the Nigerian FA don't follow due process.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), specially gathered that it demanded the match be moved to Abuja for “logistical reasons”, but FIFA said the application was not received within the mandatory 10 days allowed for such a request.
“The request failed because it was done within the 10-day window allowed for such a request,” an official disclosed.
The southern Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt has hosted Nigeria’s home games this year thanks to the generosity of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, but his election has now been nullified by a tribunal which has ordered for a new vote.
Minnows Swaziland held star-studded Nigeria to a goalless draw in the first leg of the 2018 World Cup qualifier in Lobambo and the return clash is slated for Tuesday afternoon in Port Harcourt.
The overall winners of this match-up will advance to the group stage of the qualifying series for Russia 2018.
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Source: Nigerianbullettin.com
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