CAF sacks Amaju Pinnick as Vice President, appoints replacement

On Thursday, President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick, was removed as the Confederation of African Football, CAF, 1st vice president.

Pinnick was removed from the position during the body’s Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday. The 46-year-old had replaced Kwesi Nyantakyi, who resigned from the post last year amid corruption scandal that rocked the Ghana Football Association, GFA.

“Breaking: @PinnickAmaju has been removed as @CAF_Online 1st Vice-President,” SportingLife quoted a source, Osasu Obayiuwana, who attended the congress in Cairo as saying.

“The action was taken at CAF’s ongoing exco committee meeting, taking place after the conclusion of Thursday’s congress. Details to follow. Soon. This decision is immediately applicable, in accordance with article 27 para. 2 of the statutes which will be ratified by the Executive Committee in its session scheduled on the 27 and 28 of September 2018.”

Meanwhile, DR Congo’s Constant Omari has replaced Amaju Pinnick, as the 1st vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) chief took over Ghana’s Kwesi Nyantakyi, who resigned due to allegations of corrupt practices.

Morocco’s Faouzi Lekjaa and South Africa’s Danny Jordaan are second and third vice-presidents respectively.

Pinnick explained the expiry of his tenure in a statement.

“By now, you must have seen an official statement from the events of today’s CAF Congress in Egypt. To reiterate; the term of the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Vice-Presidents of the Confederation of African Football expires after two years, in line with Article 22(4) of the CAF statutes.

“My renewal was not proposed by the CAF President and I’m in total agreement with that decision as well.

“I accepted the decision of the President as it aligned with my own views, having considered matters surrounding the administration of African Football which has dovetailed into the Nigerian Football space. I’m still a member of the CAF Executive Committee though and I’ll continue to work to ensure that football on the continent gets its deserved value.

“It has been an excellent opportunity to serve as the Number Two football administrator on the continent and my commitment to the game is perpetual while my support for my colleagues in the Executive Committee remains steadfast.

“Hearty congratulations to Omari, Lekja and Danny on their new roles as 1st, 2nd & 3rd Vice-Presidents respectively,” he tweeted.