FIFA council: Pinnick loses election

by The Ajasa News | March 12, 2025 12:27 pm

It was not a good news at all for Nigeria as former president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick has lost his seat in the FIFA Council.

Pinnick got 28 votes, one short of the 29 obtained by Souleiman Hassan Waberi of Djibouti, the fifth person who got into the FIFA Council.

 

The results:

1. Fouzi Lekjaa: 49 votes

2. Hani Abou Rida: 35 votes

3. Djibrilla Hima Hamidou: 35 votes

4. Ahmed Yahya: 29 votes

5. Souleiman Waberi: 29 votes

Amaju Pinnick: 28 votes

Andrew Kamanga: 19 votes

Yacine Diallo: 18 votes

Augustin Senghor: 13 votes

Mathurin de Chacus: Pulled out

 

WOMEN

Kanizat Ibrahim: 30 votes

Lydia Nsekera: 13 votes

Isha Johansen: 07 votes

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