NO Pannick For Pinnick As FIFA Endorses NFF Board

Good morning football lovers..and we start off with some good news.

FIFA have formally endorsed the Nigeria Football Federation board which was elected during a congress in the Delta State on September 30.

Football’s governing body was asked to intervene when it was established that there were differing views on what transpired at the meeting where Amaju Pinnick was elected to serve as the NFF’s president.

During an Appeals Committee hearing, chaired by Okey Ajunwa, a minority group at the federation had disputed the legitimacy of the current board. The NFF subsequently decided to forward both versions of reports to FIFA for their perusal.

"We acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 8 December 2014 including details of the ruling of the Nigeria Football Federation Appeals Committee," FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke said in response.

"We note the majority decision of the Electoral Appeals Committee to uphold in their entirety the results of the Elective Congress held in Warri on 30 September 2014.

"We are therefore pleased to be able to start working with the office bearers headed by the NFF President, Amaju pinnick. We will contact you in the coming days to organise an introductory meeting between Mr Pinnick and FIFA president in Zurich."