NFF debunks social media reports demanding FIFA Infantino’s resignation

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has denied reports circulating on social media that it called for the resignation of FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Infantino has been facing criticism and controversy, including a much-criticised plan to open the World Cup to private investment, which was ultimately abandoned. According to the Buenos Aires Times and Free Malaysia Today, Infantino recently visited Colombia, where he received support from several leading South American football figures, including CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez and the president of the Colombian federation, Ramón Jesurún.

Infantino has also faced allegations of wrongdoing, including a report by the Daily Telegraph that UEFA made a six-figure payment to a woman alleged to have had a relationship with him while he served as general secretary. Infantino has strongly denied these allegations, and a FIFA spokesperson has dismissed them as defamatory, as per Live Mint.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Buenos Aires Times, Live Mint, Free Malaysia Today, Le Monde English — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — it may contain errors, so check the original before relying on it.