FIFA, CAF name observers to NFF elections

World football – ruling body , FIFA on Monday named Messrs Luca Piazza and Solomon Mudege as its observers to Thursday ’ s elections into the Nigeria Football Federation executive committee 2018 – 2022 .
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mudege is FIFA ’ s Senior Manager for Development Programmes ( Africa ) , while Piazza is a senior official in the FIFA President ’ s office .

A statement by NFF ’ s Director of Communications , Ademola Olajire , also said the Confederation of African Football designated a member of its Executive Committee , Mr Sita Sangare , as its observer to the big event .

It said this was communicated through a letter addressed to the NFF General Secretary , Mohammed Sanusi and signed by CAF Secretary General , Amr Fahmy.

Sangare , an Army Colonel , is also President of the Burkina Faso Football Federation .

Katsina town is already bubbling for the much – anticipated polls with the arrival on Monday of an advance team from the NFF Secretariat .

The NFF Electoral Committee put in place by the NFF Congress at the 2017 Annual General Assembly in Jos , which is headed by Mr Muhammed Sani Katu , will conduct the polls .

The committee has already cleared incumbent Amaju Pinnick , former Nigeria international and one – time NFF Secretary General Taiwo Ogunjobi , former NFF President Aminu Maigari and Chinedu Okoye to contest for the Presidency .

( NAN )

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