Pinnick along with Egypt s Hany Abou Rida, Morocco s Fouzi Lekjaa, Mali s Mamoutou Toure, Benin s Mathurin De Chacus and Sierra Leone s Aisha Johansen will be representing Africa in the highest decision-making organisation of the world football governing body.
Infantino has praised the victory of the NFF boss and looks forward to working with him as he aims to take football across the world to a greater height.
“I would like herewith to reiterate my warmest congratulations to you for your election as Member of the Fifa Council, at the 43 Caf Ordinary and Elective General Assembly, held on Friday in Rabat,” Infantino said.
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Dinamo Zagreb boss, Zoran Mamic has resigned after being sentenced to four years and eight months in prison.
The manager resigned ahead of the teams’ Europa League clash with Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham leaving his boys in disarray.
The manager and his brother Zdravko were convicted of corruption charges in 2018.
Mamic tendered his resignation as Dinamo Zagreb boss immediately after Croatia’s Supreme Court upheld the initial rulings on Monday.
In a statement on the club’s official website, Mamic, said, “Although I don’t feel guilty, I resign as I said before I would do if the sentence was confirmed.
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Asked to explain why he took the decision to quit the race, which had attracted Amaju Pinnick of Nigeria, Malawi’s Walter Nyamilandou, Tanzania’s Wallace Karia, and Andrew Kamanga of Zambia, Mwendwa said: “Many factors.”
When pressed further to explain the factors, Mwendwa said he was inside the congress and was not in a position to give more details.
His decision to quit the race came hours after Tanzania’s Karia also threw in the towel from contesting in the same post.
Karia confirmed through a statement obtained by
Goal which read: Tanzania Football Federation President [Wallace] Karia has withdrawn from the African Anglophone Fifa Council representative race.