President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed strong support for Nigeria’s bid for re-election into the FIFA Council.
Presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale, in a release issued on Tuesday, stated that the two-term President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Mr. Amaju Pinnick, was elected to the FIFA Council in March 2021. Pinnick, the third Nigerian to achieve this position after the late Oyo Orok Oyo and Dr. Amos Adamu, is seeking re-election to the Council. President Tinubu is supporting Pinnick’s bid for Nigeria to retain its seat in the Council.
The FIFA Council serves as the principal decision-making body of the organization during the intervals of the FIFA Congress.
The Council comprises 37 members elected by the FIFA Congress for a renewable term of four years.
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