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The Nigeria Football Federation says it will back Sepp Blatter for re-election as FIFA President in next week's vote because of his vow to fight corruption.
The NFF said Wednesday that it had decided to support 13-year incumbent Blatter for his pledge ''to make the administration of the game more open and fight corruption.''
Nigeria's backing came shortly before Blatter's challenger, Mohamed bin Hammam of Qatar, was placed under investigation by FIFA's ethics committee after being accused of bribery in his campaign.
The 75-year-old Blatter has also received support from the Confederation of African Football and four of Africa's five regional federations, suggesting fading support for bin Hammam in a continent where he was believed to have a strong following.
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