NFF: "WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE LIVE GAME STREAM".

According to the Nigeria Football Federation, they had nothing to do with the failed live stream of the Nigeria Vs Senegal game that took place at The Hive, Barnet Stadium in London, UK.

The Director of Media and Communication Ademola Olajire told the NFF's official website that they were only concerned about publicizing the team sheet and putting the team together for the purpose of the game. He also said it was the duty of the organizers EURODATA who decided to put that in place.

“The livestreaming of the match had nothing to do with the NFF. Our clear responsibility was to present a team, by the name Super Eagles of Nigeria, while other tasks were squarely on the plate of the Match Agent. Our Official FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport had an agreement with some firm in Nigeria to livestream the match, through receiving signals from the production team at the stadium, but a technical hitch that arose late in the day conspired to make that impossible", Ademola said.

NFF Media Director, Ademola Olajide

“Mr. Jairo Pachon himself has explained that the hitch was brought to his notice at about 8pm on Thursday, just as the match was kicking off. There was definitely no attempt by the NFF or its Match Agent to scam anyone.”

Mr. Jairo also said they had the intention of publicizing the game online for free but due to technical issues which nobody could rectify, they had no option left.

“We have perfected the plan to upload onto a link and then make it public, where people can go and enjoy the full match. What happened was unfortunate but it was a technical issue that nobody could rectify at the time".

“We have the highest regard for fans of Nigerian football worldwide and will never take them for granted. The company concerned will refund in full the monies paid by people who wanted to watch the match on livestream.”

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