President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday endorsed the re-election bid of Amaju Pinnick into the Council of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

Tinubu’s spokesman Ajuri Ngelale in a statement said the president “supports the bid for Nigeria to retain its seat in the Council”.

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Pinnick, two-term President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), was elected into the Council in March 2021 – the third Nigerian after the late Oyo Orok Oyo and Dr. Amos Adamu.

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“President Bola Tinubu expresses strong support for Nigeria’s bid for re-election into the FIFA Council,” Ngelale said.

The FIFA Council is the principal decision-making organ of the organization in the intervals of the FIFA Congress.

The Council comprises 37 members elected by the FIFA Congress for a renewable term of four years.