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The President of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has been elected into the FIFA Council at the Confederation of African Football’s 43rd General Assembly in Rabat, Morocco on Friday 12 March.
Pinnick secured the FIFA Council position after Gambian Lamine Bajo, Nicholas Mwendwa of Kenya, Wallace Karia (Tanzania) and Andrew Kamanga (Zambia) all withdrew from the race, leaving only Pinnick and incumbent Walter Nyamilandu in the race, which was expected to produce two winners.
The latest development has now seen Pinnick becomes CAF’s fifth Vice-President.
Previous CAF Vice Presidents include: Augustin Senghor (first Vice- President), Ahmed Yahya (second Vice- President), Souleiman Waberi (third Vice- President) and Fouzi Lekjaa (fourth Vice- President).
Also, Africa’s ninth richest man, Patrice Motsepe, emerged as the new President of the Confederation of African Football.