Football Federation Leader Fired After President Suspends Team Over World Cup

The Nigerian Football Federation fired its two leaders Sunday, trying to appease the West African nation's president.

In a statement, the federation's executive committee said it fired president Sani Lulu and vice president Amanze Ugbulam, as well as a member of the federation's technical committee. The statement said the committee wanted apologize to all Nigerians over the team's lackluster performance at the World Cup

That performance prompted Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan to suspend the national team from international competition for two years.

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Nigeria's Acting President

Goodluck Jonathan took over as Nigeria's acting president back in February, but he has little time to turnaround an electoral system known for being plagued by corruption.

Jonathan has remained silent about whether he will seek another presidential term not that Umaru Yar'Adua, the president, has died.

But many Nigerians say without Jonathan, the programme begun by Yar'Adua will remain unfinished.

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