Tag: Amaju Pinnick
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Pinnick, other dignitaries bid farewell to George Simeon-Okraku
President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick was among eminent members of the global football family who attended the funeral rites of late Mr George Offei Simeon Okraku, father of President of Ghana Football Association, Kurt Edwin Simon Okraku in Accra on Friday morning. Pinnick, who represents the…
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NFF crisis: Court to hear appeal motion against Amaju Pinnick, others March 29
NFF crisis: Court to hear appeal motion
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AFCON: Eguavoen stops Pinnick, other guests from seeing Super Eagles in dressing room
AFCON: Eguavoen stops Pinnick, other guests from seeing Super Eagles in dressing room
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Infantino’s message to Pinnick after winning Fifa Council seat
Fifa president Gianni Infantino is optimistic NFF president Amaju Pinnick will make a meaningful contribution to the development of football after his election as a member of the Fifa Council. Pinnick clinched the highly coveted seat after defeating Malawian FA president Walter Nyamilandu during the 43rd Caf General Assembly in Rabat. The 50-year-old, thus, became…
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Bashorun Askia hails Amaju Pinnck, tasks him on grassroots football
Managing Director of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, has congratulated Mr. Amaju Pinnick on his election into the FIFA Executive Council, the highest decision making organ of the international football body. In a statement released in Warri on Monday, the DESOPADEC boss urged the NFF President to use his…
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Make your victory into FIFA Council count, Omidiran advises Pinnick
Ayo Omidiran, a former member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Executive Committee, says new FIFA Council member Amaju Pinnick should make his victory memorable and beneficial to Nigerians and Africans. Omidiran, while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja, said Pinnick should see his election as a collective victory for all Nigerians. “Pinnick deserves…
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Buhari congratulates Amaju Pinnick on FIFA Council election
President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded Mr Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on his election into the FIFA Executive Council, the highest decision-making organ in world football. The president’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday. The president expressed belief that…
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BREAKING: Amaju Pinnick elected into FIFA Council
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, was on Friday 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 8 at the Congress held inside the Royal…
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BREAKING: NFF President, Amaju Pinnick declared eligible for FIFA Council Membership
A FIFA committee has declared the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick, eligible for membership of the FIFA council. In November 2020, Pinnick announced his intention to vie for a seat on the FIFA council following speculations that he will throw his hat in the ring for the next Confederation of African…