CAF appoint Pinnick as 1st vice president

By our reporter

Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed embattled Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick as its Vice President, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.

In a letter dated July 5, 2018 and signed by CAF’s General Secretary, Amr Fahmy, Pinnick is “stepping in as the new Vice President following the resignation of Kwesi Nyantakyi and the prevailing situation in the Football Federation of Nigeria.”

According to Fahmy, the CAF President after consulting the members of the Emergency Committee, appointed Pinnick as the first Vice President.

“The decision is immediately applicable in accordance with article 27 paragraph wto of the Statutes, which will be ratified by the Executive Committee in its session scheduled for September 27 and 28, 2018,” Fahmy added.