In a statement issued Sunday, the federation's executive committee said president Sani Lulu and vice president Amanze Ugbulam, as well as a member of the federation's technical committee, had been fired. The committee also said it wanted "to tender a resolved apology" over the team's performance at the World Cup.

The committee asked President Goodluck Jonathan to reconsider his decision to suspend the team from playing in international matches for the next two years. Nigeria risks a FIFA ban over the president's decision.