Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has lost his bid to be re-elected into the FIFA Council, Soccernet.ng reports.
The FIFA Council is the most powerful football decision making body, and it comprises of 37 members, who are elected across the various confederations. It is generally made up of the FIFA President, eight vice presidents and 28 other members elected by the member associations.
Pinnick has been a member of that body since 2021, when he won the elections in Africa. However, he has been campaigning for a second term in recent months.
Unfortunately, his efforts have come to waste as he lost his bid to claim one of the five available tickets for the men, following the elections that held at the Confederation of African Football General Assembly on Wednesday, March 12.
Pinnick was up against nine other contestants for the five tickets. They include; Hany Abou Rida (Egypt) who is seeking re-election; Fouzi Lekjaa (Morocco) seeking re-election; Yahia Ahmed (Mauritania); Souleiman Waberi (Djibouti); Idriss Dialli (Cote d’Ivoire); Mathurin Chakus (Benin Republic); Augustine Senghor (Senegal); Djibrilla Pele Hamidou (Niger Republic); and Andrew Kamanga (Zambia).
Unfortunately for Pinnick, at the CAF General Assembly
