Nigeria, Nov. 9 -- The Presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has accused officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of preventing him from greeting Nigeria's victorious U-17 women's team, the Flamingos, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Monday.

Mr Obi said he arrived at the airport at about 7 a.m. to board a flight to Enugu when he saw the team returning from Morocco after winning the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

In a post titled "A New Dimension of Toxic Politics in Nigeria", the former Anambra State Governor said he asked his Protocol Officer, Jackie Wayas, to find out whether he could welcome the players.

However, he alleged that he was told NFF officials had refus...