The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has scrambled to distance itself from viral reports claiming it called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to resign from his position, triggering a wave of heavy backlash and mockings from aggrieved Nigerian football fans. In a disclaimer posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Saturday, the embattled football governing body in Nigeria labeled the reports as "outright falsehood," reaffirming its loyalty to the FIFA chief.

FIFA also apologised to its member associations for mistakes made over the now-shelved proposal to open the World Cup to private investment.

The English Football Association has withdrawn its support for under-fire FIFA president Gianni Infantino after his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, according to…