FG bows to FIFA, recognizes Amaju Pinnick as NFF President

The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on media, Laolu Akande has announced that Federal Government has communicated to FIFA that it has recognized Amaju Pinnick as the current and only Nigerian Football Federation(NFF)

In a tweet on Monday, minutes before the 12pm deadline given by FIFA for the resolution of the leadership tussle in the Nigerian football governing body, Mr Laolu Akande said the government had already informed FIFA of the decision.

See Laolu Akande’s post below:

The FG has already conveyed to FIFA its firm position recognizing Amaju Pinnick-led NFF as the current & only NFF Exco. Govt will also continue to work with all relevant stakeholders involved to resolve dispute in a timely manner. FG is upholding NFF treaty obligations to FIFA

— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) August 20, 2018