According to the NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, the report was sheer falsehood as such was never even discussed either on the floor of the Congress or at any meeting of the CAF leadership.
“The President of NFF, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick was elected as Member of the FIFA Council at the Congress, and that is what we are celebrating. Nobody approached him or put it up for discussion at any forum that he would be 5th Vice President.
“Mr Pinnick served as the 1st Vice President of CAF for a year, between 2018 and 2019, before the former leadership of CAF opted not to renew his tenure. There is no way he will now agree to be a 5th Vice President.
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The Nigeria Football Federation has described as untrue reports that President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, was selected as 5th Vice President of the Confederation of African Football at Friday’s 43rd Ordinary and Elective Assembly in Rabat, Morocco.
In a statement on Saturday, NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, said the report was sheer falsehood, adding that such was never discussed either on the floor of the Congress or at any meeting of the CAF leadership.
“The president of NFF, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick, was elected as Member of the FIFA Council at the Congress, and that is what we are celebrating. Nobody approached him or put it up for discussion at any forum that he would be 5th Vice President.
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Authentic Nigeria Football and Allied Sports Supporters Club has congratulated the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick on his election as a member of the FIFA Council.
Pinnick was on Friday elected into the FIFA Council at the Confederation of African Football’s 43rd General Assembly in Rabat, Morocco.
National president of ANFASSC, Abayomi Ogunjimi, said the victory had paved way for a bigger Nigerian football project across the globe.
“Right from day one, I never doubted Pinnick’s capabilities; he’s a man of enormous quality and his antecedents speak volume of what he can do. It’s a victory for all, one that is coming at the right time,” Ogunjimi said in a statement.
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Yes, I established Galaxy Sports Academy a year ago in Makurdi, Benue State, and I thank God for granting me the opportunity to give back especially to the people of Benue State. At the moment, we have a camp for our players at Aper Aku stadium. We also have a training field at Government College Makurdi. To the glory of God, we are making steady progress.
What would you say are the major problems confronting the academy?
The beginning of any human endeavour is usually difficult. We have basically two major
challenges. One is having our own football field. Although my dream is for us to have our own camp with training pitches, for now we are using one of the pitches at Government College Makurdi. There is also the challenge of feeding the players twice a day. So it was not easy dealing with these needs.