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December 19, 2019
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has suspended the SuperSand Eagles and decided that Nigeria would no longer participate ininternational beach soccer tournaments indefinitely.
The resolution was reached after the Annual General Assemblyin Benin, Edo State by the Executive Committee of the Federation.
The Federation’s board lamented the insignificant outing ofthe team at the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay last month and“totally decided to put on hold Nigeria’s participation in international beachsoccer tournaments until certain benchmarks, most importantly the creation of abeach soccer league in the country, are met.
A five-man committee  headed by chairman of theOrganising Committee, Seyi Akinwunmi and Shehu Dikko, Ahmed Yusuf ‘Fresh’,Felix Anyansi-Agwu and Mohammed Sanusi was put in place to determine themodalities and guidelines, and to encourage States wishing to inauguratefull-steam beach soccer leagues and compete among themselves orinternationally.
Also, the Board has approved another five-year contract forthe General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, with effect from January 1, 2020, whilea four-year contract and first year being probationary was approved for theDeputy General Secretary Emmanuel Ikpeme.