Ikpea Congratulates Pinnick, Ahmad On CAF Elections

By Akeem Busari. 

The Nigeria Football Supporters Club has congratulated the President of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick over his successful election into the CAF Executive Committee. In the elections held in Adis-Ababa, Ethiopia, to pick new members of the executive, Pinnick defeated Moucharaf Anjorin of Benin by 32 to 17 votes. 

And in the much anticipated election to the exalted CAF presidency seat, new comer, Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar beat incumbent Issa Hayatou by 34-20 votes to emerge the new CAF president thus putting a stop to Hayatou's 29 years long reign. 

How I Increase My Blokos Size & Stopped Premature Ejaculation Issues 

that Scattered My Relationship For 2years.. Click HERE for Details

In his reactions to the unfolding dramas of the CAF elections, the National Chairman of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, Rev. Samuel Ikpea described the results as the desire of the African football community to change and align with global trends. 

"This is indeed, a testimony of the desire for change. Today, Africa has unanimously chosen to move its forward in all its ramifications, " Ikpea stated. 

" Let me also congratulate our own Amaju Pinnick over his election. This victory, is indeed, a good one for Nigerian football. The supporters club and the whole Nigerian football fraternity hopes that this victory will positively impact on our football, " he added. 

Continuing, he also congratulated Ahmad Ahmad on his election. As he admonished him to embrace all, in the spirit of no victor, no vanquished.

FIFA President Arrives Nigeria

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, alongside Secretary General Fatma Samoura, on Sunday arrived Abuja on a planned two-day visit.

Both football governing body officials were received by the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, as well as several members of the Federation’s Executive Committee and management staff.

Infantino and Samoura were treated to a brief display by a cultural troupe on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, before a session of photographs with the NFF members.

The FIFA team will be treated to a welcome cocktail at the Transcorp Hilton later in the evening.

Infantino is visiting only Abuja, according to the itinerary released by the NFF on Friday. He will pay a courtesy call on President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa on Monday.

Also on Monday, Infantino and Samoura are scheduled to be guests at an under-13 exhibition football match at the Abuja National Stadium.

They are to later attend a corporate dinner with a legion of Nigerian political heavyweights and captains of industry at the Transcorp Hilton.

The FIFA President will return to Switzerland on Monday night, while the Secretary General will depart Nigeria on Tuesday.

How I Increase My Blokos Size & Stopped Premature Ejaculation Issues That Scattered My Relationship For 2years.. Click HERE for Details

NFF Crisis: Nigeria Pillar Of Sports, Ejidike Calls For Caution

By Akeem Busari

The Nigeria Pillar of Sports, Chief Donatus Agu Ejidike has called for caution among the ranks and files of the Nigeria football ruling authority in the face of the brewing crisis rocking the boat of the Nigeria Footbal Federation, NFF.

Chief Donatus Ejidike made the passionate appeal to the warring factions following the ruling of a Federal High Court in Jos that dismissed Amaju Pinnick-led NFF and eventually pronounced Mr Chris Giwa as the new president of NFF.

The Nigeria Pillar of Sports, Ejidike appealed to the warring factions to calm frayed nerves and lthresd the path of peace talk and amicable resolutions instead of opening old wounds; more importantly when FIFA would not want interference in football procedures by law courts.

The Pillar of Sports who doubles as the President of Karate Federation of Nigeria called on the Minister of Sports, Mr Solomon Dalong to mediate and prevail over the two sides for peaceful resolutions.

“Now is not the best period to open any can worms that will either polarize the Nigeria football ruling authority or distract the nation’s focus. Nigeria is tottering on the precipice of world football ladder; therefore, celebrating  crisis  is not the best thing to happen to us at this period.”

He said further, “ the pain of Super Eagles crashing out of the African Nations Cup is still very fresh in our memory and that should be our collective concern even as the Nigerian league should find its rhythm to win the herats and followership of numerous sports lovers. In this sense, we should eschew any act that will derail sports promotions and development”.

Chief Ejidike believes that this country will rise again in the world of sports; and, to achieve that, all hands must be on deck.

Amaju Pinnick SACKED, Chris Giwa Emerges New NFF President

A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State has sacked the Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick.

The Court also ordered Chris Giwa to resume office as president of the football federation.

The duo of Adama Yahaya and Obinna Ogba had approached the court to re-list the suit against Pinnick which they withdrew after the intervention of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Before the court ruling, many Nigerians had demanded the resignation of Pinnick from office who blamed him for the failure of the Super Eagles to qualify for the AFCON 2017, same way they missed out on the 2015 edition.

Pinnick had played down on the resignation calls, describing them as unnecessary.

It is yet to be seen how the world football governing body, FIFA, will react to the new twist in Nigerian football.

FIFA opposes football matters being taken to civil courts.

Premium Times