Nigerian FA facing FIFA questions over lesbian ban reports
Posted On Thursday, 7th March 2013
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FIFA has written to the Nigerian Football Federation over reports that lesbians had been banned from playing football in the West African nation.
A FIFA spokesman confirmed the letter but emphasised it was a preliminary inquiry.
Nigerian media reports have widely quoted Dilichukwu Onyedinma, head of the country’s women’s football league, as saying lesbian players would not be allowed to compete.
“Any player that we find is associated with it will be disqualified,” Onyedinma was quoted as saying.
“We will call the club chairmen to control their players, and such players will not be able to play for the national team,” she added.
Gay rights campaigners including the Federation of Gay Games, the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation (www.eglsf.info), Football v Homophobia and AllOut (www.allout.org) said they had written to FIFA president Sepp Blatter about the alleged ban.
“The organisations sending this letter believe that FIFA must now take firm,” said the campaigners in a statement.
The move by the NFF would contravene FIFA’s anti-discrimination policies and it is understood the world governing body has sent a letter to the Nigerian FA asking for clarification.
It is a tricky issue for FIFA, however, because homosexuality is illegal under Nigerian law.
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Wher were all this gayrights protestests when europe scramble,enslave,eploited and colonised over africa without sympathy cos they exist during nd aftr sodom nd gomora. Why these gay protests could not hold talks wth Bhokoharam for peace in Nigeria if they so mch care about gays in nija nd nigerians as a whole.Mrs minister stnd ur feet firm nd fight the evil of the West against the wrld.Holy Ghost Fire.
@Joe fantastic one there
Stupid gay right idiots!…we have our culture which most not be tarnished with western evil ways…FIFA can go to hell for all i care, FIFA can’t use the love of football by all to force other people’s evil culture on African.If that is the case, then FIFA should not discriminate against 419′ scammers, bribery and corruption etc that Africa may send to them.The western evil people came and rape Africa folk their innocents which they used to develop their countries, we should not allow it to continue again.Gayism is against our culture , state laws and religion , no body should shift ground for this nonsense in Nigeria.
this why Black Qeens can not do anything again.