Tag: Amaju Pinnick
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FIFA welcome Pinnick back to football world after elections
World Football governing body FIFA have welcomed back Amaju Pinnick after he won the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) elections to emerge President yet again. Pinnick was present in a panel meeting of the Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions held in Zurich, Switzerland on Monday, October 1. The welcome back given to Pinnick was the customary…
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Giwa faction distances self from Pinnick-led elective congress time-table
Chris Giwa, President of a faction of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Congress, on Friday said his board would have nothing to do with the adjusted 2018 NFF Elective Congress time-table. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Electoral Committee set up by the Amaju Pinnick-led faction of the NFF had on Thursday…
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NFF crisis: Again, Pinnick fails to stop Giwa in court
The Federal High Court in Jos on Wednesday refused to grant a request to stop Chris Giwa from taking over as the President of Nigeria Football Federation. Amaju Pinnick, whose four-year tenure as NFF President is due to end on September 30, had filed a motion challenging the court’s ex-parte order which installed Giwa in…
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Long Knives Are Out: FIFA – Football Is Not For Africa. Part 2 – Tony Ajero
By Tony Ajero We ended the last edition of this World Cup special with one soccer administrator’s impassioned chronicle of misdeeds against NFF President Amaju Pinnick. Since then, much water has passed under the bridge – water don pass garri. Our usual soap opera unhinged very speedily: and we continue to make ourselves the world’s…
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EFCC probes Amaju Pinnick, Shehu Dikko, others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is to investigate and take necessary action against Mr Pinnick Amaju Melvin, Mallam Shehu Dikko and three other top board members of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Nneka Anibeze, Media Aide to Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. According to Anibeze, the…
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BREAKING: CAF appoints Pinnick First Vice President
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has appointed the former Nigeria Football Federation, NFF Chairman, Amaju Pinnick to resume the post of CAF’s 1st Vice-President following the resignation of Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi. CAF President, Ahmad Ahmad, after consulting the members of the Emergency Committee, appointed Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick as 1st Vice-President. This decision is…
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NFF crisis: Pinnick returns to court over fresh motion challenging Giwa’s office
A Jos Federal High Court on Wednesday fixed July 10 to hear a new motion filed by immediate past NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, challenging the experte order it granted Chris Giwa, current President of the federation. Pinnick approached the court for the relief after the Supreme Court judgment which ordered him to comply with the…
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Supporters’ club chief backs FG sacking of Pinnick-led NFF
The Nigeria Football Supporters’ Club President-General Rafiu Ladipo is backing the Federal Government’s decision to obey the Supreme Court ruling removing the Nigeria Football Federation board headed by Amaju Pinnick. Sports minister Solomon Dalung on Monday directed the NFF to comply with the apex court judgment on April 27 restoring the orders of the Federal…
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BREAKING: Chris Giwa take over office as NFF chairman
Following the order of Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Chris Giwa has assumed duty as president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung had earlier today ordered the Nigeria Football Federation to vacate their office, in respect to a ruling by the apex court in Nigeria, the…
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NFF to pay Super Eagles World Cup bonuses before Congo friendly
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has revealed that Nigeria players will be paid their 2018 FIFA World Cup bonus before their friendly against DR Congo. The NFF and the Super Eagles players signed a graduated bonus structure in November and as part of that process, FIFA made advance payments of…