A former Nigeria Soccer Federation president, Amaju Pinnick, has failed in his bid for re-election into the FIFA Council, lacking out through only one vote.
On the Confederation of African Soccer Common Meeting in Cairo on Wednesday, Djibouti’s Souleiman Waberi attach the closing to be had seat with 29 votes, edging out Pinnick, who controlled 28.
Morocco’s Fouzi Lekjaa crowned the election with 49 votes, month Egypt’s Hani Rida and Niger’s Djibrilla Hamidou every polled 35 votes. Mauritania’s Ahmed Yahya and Waberi additionally attach their playgrounds with 29 votes apiece.
The end result marks a setback for Pinnick, who had served on FIFA’s perfect decision-making frame since 2021 and was once hoping to increase his tenure.
Within the girls’s division, Kanizat Ibrahim from Comoros clinched the seat with 30 votes, outpacing Lydia Nsekera (13 votes) and Isha Johansen (7 votes).
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