NFF Closes Office As Staff Tests Positive To COVID-19

The Management and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have been instructed to  compulsorily undergo a COVID-19 test at the federation’s secretariat in Abuja today.

This was made known by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, in a statement by the federation’s General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi today.

The NFF test was necessitated after the virus was contracted by a member of the NFF management.

“Apart from this person testing positive, Sanusi had issues and went for tests when he was feeling ill and uncomfortable,’’ Olajire added.

He quoted Sanusi as saying, “But the truth is (that) most of us have had contact with one another here. Thus, it is important we undergo the tests.’’

The NFF General Secretary further noted that the federation’s offices and the entire secretariat complex would undergo disinfection online with laid down guidelines.

He also announced  management and staff would work from home pending the time things normalizes.