Fifa is to open an inquiry into the issue of homophobia in women’s football and Nigeria head coach, Eucharia Uche could be in line for investigation.
Three international bodies – AllOut, the Federation of Gay Games, and the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association – having secured 46,000 signatures for petition to condemn homophobia has forced Fifa to open an inquest.
“Today we are excited to see FIFA take a first, critical step,” AllOut co-founder, Andre Banks is quoted on Tuesday’s edition of GayNZ.com Daily News.
“By launching an immediate probe into coach Uche’s homophobic statements, the international governing body of soccer is sending a clear and important message: homophobia has no place in football, on or off the field.”
The world soccer governing body through its head of women’s competition, Tatjana Haenni, had said in June it will talk to the Nigerian coach about her comment.