CAF 1st Vice President Amaju Pinnick who doubles up as the Nigeria Football federation(NFF) President is scheduled to meet with candidates for the vacant FIFA council member(CAF) Position today in Moscow.
The seat fell vacant after Kwesi Nyantakyi resigned in June following a sting operation by Ghana’s investigative journalist Anas Aremayew Anas.
The Elections for an African place on the new-look FIFA Council will be held in Cairo on September 30, 2018.Among the candidates that have thrown their hats in the ring for the contest include Elvis Chetty (Seychelles),Moses Magogo(Uganda),Walter Nyamilandu(Malawi),Frans Mbidi(Namibia),Nick Mwendwa(Kenya) and Danny Jordan(South Africa).
Speaking to www.soka25east.com CAF VP Amaju Pinnick acknowledged today’s meeting saying “We want to listen to all the candidates seeking the position of the FIFA Council member then make an informed decision.We want to ensure fairness and equal participation of all the candidates who have shown interest.The contest should be free and fair”.
In the past, the contests have been painstakingly choreographed by former long-standing CAF president Issa Hayatou but things have since changed as the lieutenants are now allowed to battle it out among themselves for the post to be decided by the CAF’s 5 Member associations.
All candidates face integrity checks, conducted by FIFA, before their names will be confirmed for the ballot at CAF’s extraordinary general meeting.
Africa has seven places on the FIFA Council, which was renamed and expanded since Gianni Infantino came to power in 2016. One place is automatically reserved for the CAF president Ahmad and another for a female representative.
African(CAF) members at the FIFA Council include CAF President Ahmad Ahamd,Tarek Bouchamoui of Tunisia,Hany Abo Rida(Egypt) Omari Constant Selemani of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi’s Lydia Nsekera, and Almamy Kabele Camara of Guinea to represent Africa on the FIFA Council for the cycle 2017-2021.
All seven face integrity checks, conducted by FIFA, before their names will be confirmed for the ballot at CAF’s extraordinary general meeting.
Africa has seven places on the FIFA Council, which was renamed and expanded since Gianni Infantino came to power in 2016.
One place is automatically reserved for the CAF president Ahmad and another
