Since breaking into international football politics, Mr Pinnick has been involved in key committees in CAF and FIFA, where he has championed several innovations
The president of the world football governing body, FIFA Gianni Infantino, has written a special letter to Amaju Pinnick, the immediate past president of the Nigeria Football Federation.
Since breaking into international football politics, Mr Pinnick has been involved in key committees in the Confederation of African Football and FIFA, where he has championed several innovations. Some beneficiaries include Justice Ayotunde Phillips, a member FIFA Ethics Adjudicatory Committee; A.U. Mustapha SAN, President, of the CAF Appeals Board; Shehu Dikko, a member FIFA Stakeholders Committee/CAF Interclub Committee; Ibrahim Gusau, CAF Youth Committee and later CHAN Committee; Felix Ayansi, member, CAF Interclub Committee; Mohammed Sanusi and Babagana Kachalla, CAF/FIFA Match Commissioners, among others.
“By means of this letter, I have the great pleasure to express to you my warmest congratulations on the award of the prestigious Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic bestowed to you by His Excellency Mr. Muhammadu Buhari,” Mr Infantino’s letter to Mr Pinnick read in part.
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