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Published 16 March 2021
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, has congratulated the President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, on becoming a Council Member in the world football governing body.
In a letter he signed, Infantino expressed the belief that Pinnick’s experience, knowledge and passion will help him in future challenges in the world football community.
The FIFA President said he looks forward to working with Pinnick at the next Council meeting holding on Friday.
He said, “I would like herewith to reiterate my warmest congratulations to you for your election as Member of the FIFA Council, at the 43 CAF Ordinary and Elective General Assembly, held on Friday in Rabat I have no doubt that your experience, your knowledge, not to mention your passion, your sense of consensus and your personal qualities, will help you to meet future challenges at the service of the world football community.
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Dinamo Zagreb boss, Zoran Mamic has resigned after being sentenced to four years and eight months in prison.
The manager resigned ahead of the teams’ Europa League clash with Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham leaving his boys in disarray.
The manager and his brother Zdravko were convicted of corruption charges in 2018.
Mamic tendered his resignation as Dinamo Zagreb boss immediately after Croatia’s Supreme Court upheld the initial rulings on Monday.
In a statement on the club’s official website, Mamic, said, “Although I don’t feel guilty, I resign as I said before I would do if the sentence was confirmed.
Raji walks to his seat after casting his vote at the Extraordinary and Elective General Assembly in Rabat, Morocco
Liberia Football Association (LFA) President Mustapha Raji was on Friday, March 12, elected as an Executive Committee member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone ‘A’ slot during CAF’s 43
rd Ordinary and Elective General Assembly in Rabat, Morocco.
Although it was predicted to be a tough election after Raji’s opponent, Antoine Souare, was declared eligible to contest on the eve of the assembly, President Raji comfortably defeated Mr. Souare, President of the Guinean Football Federation, 37 to 14 votes out of the 51 Member Associations that cast their votes.
Becomes third Nigerian to serve in the decision-making body
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, was on yesterday in Rabat, Morocco elected into the FIFA Council – the highest decision-making organ in world football. He attained the exalted seat after defeating his only rival, incumbent Walter Nyamilandu of Malawi by 43 votes to eight at the Congress held inside the Royal Ballroom of the Sofitel Hotel in Morocco’s administrative capital.
Four of Pinnick’s five rivals, Lamin Kaba Bajo (The Gambia), Wallace Karia (Tanzania), Nick Mwendwa (Kenya) and Andrew Kamanga (Zambia) threw in the towel before the vote and opted to back the Nigerian. General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi casted Nigeria’s vote.