World football–ruling body, FIFA, has formally welcomed the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, back to the fold of its elite Football Family, following his re-election as President at the Elective Congress in Katsina.
Pinnick defeated Aminu Maigari, Taiwo Ogunjobi and Chinedu Okoye to return to the Glass House last month.
As part of FIFA’s tradition where new members of the FIFA committee is elected or re-elected into position in his country’s FA or confederation, Pinnick was celebrated by the elite body.
At the meeting of one of FIFA’s most influential panels in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, (Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions, of which Pinnick is a member), the Nigerian received a special thumbs-up from FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
The NFF boss secured an overwhelming support from a majority of members of the Nigerian Football Congress in Katsina for a fresh four–year term.
On Sunday, the NFF supremo was formally inaugurated as 1st Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (NFF), taking his place beside President Ahmad Ahmad at the 12th CAF Extra-Ordinary General Assembly in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
