Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi battle for NFF Presidency
The coast is now clear with regards to the 20 th September elections into the NFF Executive Committee 2018-2022, following the official release of the list of candidates for the polls by the NFF Electoral Committee on Friday. Four persons are battling for the presidency, including incumbent Amaju Melvin Pinnick, who is also the 1 st Vice President of CAF, Member of the Organizing Committee for FIFA Competitions and President of AFCON. Pinnick, a former Chairman of the Delta State Football Association and Executive Chairman of the Delta State Commission, is the highest –placed Nigerian ever in football’s boardroom globally, and has a very useful cordial relationship with world football’s top hierarchy. His Board also holds the ace of a blossoming positive appreciation by Corporate Nigeria that has galvanized considerable private sector funding of NFF’s activities. There is also Alhaji Aminu Maigari, immediate past President of NFF, who was for seve...