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Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan has suspended the country’s football team from international competition for the next two years after its disappointing showing at the World Cup.

Nigeria finished bottom of Group B with just one point and Ima Niboro, a special adviser to the president, said: "Mr President has directed that Nigeria will withdraw from all international football competition for the next two years to enable Nigeria to reorganise its football.

"This directive became necessary following Nigeria's poor performance in the ongoing Fifa World Cup."

However, the move is likely to anger Fifa, which does not allow political interference in sport and only this week warned French President Nicolas Sarkozy against getting involved in football matters.

In previous cases, Fifa has suspended national associations where governments have intervened in the running of the game.

Regarding the Nigeria situation, Fifa said in a statement: "We have no official information on this matter. However, in general, Fifa's position regarding political interference in football is well known."