FIFA Appoints Pinnick Organizing Committee Member

Nigeria football recorded a huge applause on Thursday after FIFA announced the appointment of Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, as a member of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Organizing Committee.

In a letter dated August 14, 2015, and signed by FIFA Secretary-General, Jerome Valcke, the world body wrote: “We are very pleased to inform you that you have been appointed as a member of the Organizing Committee for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Please accept our sincere congratulations on this nomination”. “We wish you success and enjoyment in this role at FIFA and look forward to welcoming you soon in Zurich.”

Reacting to this development on Thursday, Amaju said the appointment has not come to him in his individual capacity, but in his position as head of Nigeria football.

“I have always maintained that our country is too big to be a silent member of the international football community. This appointment is to the applause of Nigeria football, not myself as a person.

“This will certainly encourage our efforts home and abroad to project Nigeria football positively. I insist: Nigeria has the quantity and quality of population to excel in several areas of endeavor globally.”

The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals will be staged in Korea Republic.