Afcon, FIFA U-17 Trophies Rescued From Fire

The Nigeria Football Federation has declared that it was able to
rescue some of the trophies won by the national teams from its offices
after a blaze swept through the building on Wednesday morning.

Among the trophies saved were the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations trophy
won in South Africa and the 2013 Fifa U17 World Cup trophy won in the
United Arab Emirates.

However, thousands of records and financial documents were lost in the
flames which started around 9:30am from a spark in the office of the
Accountant.

The fire according to the General Secretary Musa Amadu emanated from
the left wing of the third floor of the NFF Secretariat.

The inferno burnt down all the documents in the accountant's office,
swept through the office of the general secretary and destroyed most
of the documents in the office and in the offices in the left wing of
the building.

Amadu described the incident thus: "I think the fire may have started
from a power upsurge. We tried as much as we could, but it was quite
unfortunate.

"I have assured you, we are going to reassess those things that have
got burnt, and those missing.

"We want to assure Nigerians that the job of the Federation would not
be affected in any way, we would continue our normal duties until we
get to the root of the whole thing," he said.

Amadu who was the on ground to salvage some of the document in his
office, said they were able to rescue most of the trophies won by the
country's national teams.