Former president of the Nigeria Soccer Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, has misplaced his seat at the FIFA Council next falling decrease by means of only one vote all the way through elections held on the 14th Abnormal Normal Meeting of the Confederation of African Soccer in Cairo, Egypt.
Pinnick, who was once in the hunt for re-election to the 37-member FIFA Council, garnered 28 votes, narrowly lacking the brink accomplished by means of Souleiman Waberi of Djibouti, who tie the 5th and ultimate spot with 29 votes.
The intently contested election noticed Morocco’s Fouzi Lekjaa rising because the cloudless frontrunner with 49 votes, while Egypt’s Hani Abou Rida and Niger Republic’s Djibrilla Hima Hamidou fix for 2nd park with 35 votes each and every.
Mauritania’s Ahmed Yahya and Djibouti’s Waberi finished the listing of a hit applicants with 29 votes apiece.
Zambia’s Andrew Kamanga completed 7th with 19 votes, adopted by means of Yacine Diallo of Ivory Coast with 18 votes and Senegal’s Augustin Senghor with 13 votes. Mathurin de Chacus of Benin Republic withdrew from the race earlier than vote casting commenced.
Within the ladies’s section, Kanizat Ibrahim of Comoros Islands tie victory with 30 votes, defeating Lydia Nsekera who gained 13 votes.
The election, which took park on the Marriott Mena Area, noticed all 54 CAF Member Associations casting votes for 5 male representatives and one feminine consultant. Nigeria’s vote was once solid by means of NFF President Ibrahim Gusau, who attended the development along NFF Normal Secretary Mohammed Sanusi.
Pinnick’s defeat marks a vital setback for Nigerian soccer management, as he were considered one of the vital frontrunners along Lekjaa and Abou Rida. His tenure at the FIFA Council involves an finish next serving as a accentuation for African soccer on the international governing frame.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe, who was once unchallenged for a 2nd time period, will store his automated seat at the FIFA Council as stipulated by means of the organisation’s rules. Africa holds seven seats at the FIFA Council, with one routinely reserved for the CAF President and some other designated for a feminine consultant.
The newly elected participants will handover at the FIFA Council, which is liable for atmosphere the visible for international soccer building and taking choices on key facets of the global recreation.