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Punch Newspapers Sections ’Tosin Oluwalowo Published 14 March 2021 The Nigeria Football Federation has described as untrue reports that President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, was selected as 5th Vice President of the Confederation of African Football at Friday’s 43rd Ordinary and Elective Assembly in Rabat, Morocco. In a statement on Saturday, NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, said the report was sheer falsehood, adding that such was never discussed either on the floor of the Congress or at any meeting of the CAF leadership. “The president of NFF, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick, was elected as Member of the FIFA Council at the Congress, and that is what we are celebrating. Nobody approached him or put it up for discussion at any forum that he would be 5th Vice President. ....
World number one Dustin Johnson confirmed on Saturday he did not put his name forward for a spot on the U.S. team for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics . ....
Punch Newspapers Sections Kindly share this story: File: Yobe State Governor and Chairman Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the APC, Mai Mala Buni Published 14 March 2021 The Constitution Review Committee, which was set up by the Caretaker/ Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress to review the party’s constitution, will first consider recommendations made by the Muiz Banire committee, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent gathered in Abuja on Saturday that the Prof. Tahir Mamman -led committee is to review the over 80 recommendations made by Banire and his team during a similar exercise under the leadership of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun. ....
Punch Newspapers Sections Published 14 March 2021 Enoch Adegoke and Grace Nwokocha claimed the men and women’s 100m titles respectively at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Evaluation Competition held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure on Saturday. The event, which had the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, in attendance, was organised by the Olamide George-led faction of the AFN. Adegoke, who also won the AFN All Comers event at the same venue with a World Lead time in January, claimed a second victory with a time of 10.36s ahead of Fakorede Adekalu and Jerry Jakpa in second and third places respectively, with a time of 10.51s and 10.57s. ....
Dozens of protesters kicked and threw rocks at a minibus carrying Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Saturday as he visited an area devastate. ....