FIFA had given Nigeria until today to hand back the NFF to the legitimate NFF executive committee under Pinnick.
The Super Eagles and other Nigerian national teams are on the risk of a ban from world football governing body FIFA over the leadership crisis at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
FIFA will today, Monday, August 20 (midday Nigerian time) ban the Super Eagles of Nigeria and other Nigerian national teams from international football if Chris Giwa, self-imposed leader of the NFF do not vacate office for Amaju Pinnick.
Giwa has been laying claims to the leadership of the NFF on the back of an order from the Jose High Court.
According to FIFA status, the NFF are independent of the country's law and see the court order as government interference in football matters.
FIFA had given Nigeria until today to hand back the NFF to the legitimate NFF executive committee under Pinnick who was elected in September 2014.
Federal Government agree with FIFA
According to ace sports journalist Colin Udoh, the ban will be averted as the Federal Government has agreed to allow the NFF to be run on FIFA Status.
“Getting word that there may be no FIFA sanction on @thenff,” Udoh tweeted.
“Nigeria’s Federal Government wrote to FIFA on Saturday agreeing, amongst other things, to allow football to be run on FIFA Statutes and to expedite passage of NFF Bill. Giwa? Toast.”
Solomon Dalung backing Giwa
Sports Minister Solomon Dalung who has backed Giwa and the court order has continued to insist that Nigeria will not bow to the pressures from FIFA.
"FIFA will not scare us. We are a big country and FIFA must learn to listen to a country that is investing a lot of money in football development," Dalung told Kwesé.
"There is a misconception of the entire situation. FIFA is an international organisation. Nigeria is a country and a defined sovereign state which is affiliated to FIFA. We have a crisis in the football leadership and the crisis went to the courts and the supreme courts decided. So, what is FIFA talking about? And yet they also don't want to meet us.
"FIFA cannot be right. They have not even appreciated what is on the ground. Football is funded in Africa by governments which build the infrastructure and pump in money. FIFA must, therefore, learn to treat the government partners with respect."
The Federal Government had ordered Giwa out of office as Pinnick temporary took over as boss of the NFF.
The Pinnick-led NFF handed an olive branch to Giwa at their Extraordinary Congress That held in Benin on Thursday, August 2 by resolving to unban the faction leader if he dismisses all his cases from ordinary court.