Belfast Telegraph  Friday 26 December 2014  Nigeria risk
expulsion from FIFA over government's football ban  Nigeria
could be expelled from FIFA if the world governing body decides
there has been unacceptable government interference.  FIFA are
investigating the Nigerian president's announcement that he has
banned the national side from competition for two years as
punishment for their poor World Cup campaign.  President
Goodluck Jonathan's decree includes the Nigerian Football
Federation being dissolved and an interim board appointed.  That
appears to fly in the face of FIFA's rules on government
interference in the running of national associations - Sepp
Blatter has already warned France's government against meddling
in the French federation's affairs.  Under FIFA rules, national
associations can be suspended or even expelled if there is such
interference.  FIFA communications director Nicolas Maingot
said: "The worst sanction available is that a national
association can be expelled but this is not related t