Nigeria coach apologises to Webb

Oluwashina Okeleji
BBC Sport, Lagos

Ladan Bosso is the coach of Nigeria's under-20 side

Nigeria under-20 coach Ladan Bosso has apologised to referee Howard Webb for the negative comments he made about the Englishman.

Bosso accused the match official of showing racial bias during his team's 4-0 defeat at the hands of Chile at the under-20 World Cup in Canada last week.

Fifa subsequently referred the case to its disciplinary committee, but Bosso says the comments were made in the heat of the moment.

"After analysing my reaction I realised that it was inappropriate and I wrote a letter of apology to Fifa and the referee in particular," said Bosso told BBC Sport.

"I understand the situation and I think the appropriate thing to do is to apologise.

"Immediately I got back to Nigeria, I wrote an apology letter and sent it to the Nigeria FA who then passed it on to Fifa.

"My comments were based on what I saw in the match and it was done in the heat of the moment.

Bosso, who is also the coach of Nigeria premier league side Wikki Tourists, is awaiting the response from Fifa.

Jack Warner, the tournament's organising committee chairman, said he has instructed the Fifa Disciplinary Committee to open a case against Bosso because of the allegations.

The committee is chaired by Sheikh Salman Al-Khalifa of Bahrain.