NFF's president Amaju Pinnick


The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the appointment of Nigeria Football Federation boss Amaju Pinnick as its first vice-president.

The appointment sees Pinnick replace former president of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi who left his post in June following an undercover discovery of bribery and corruption practices in the GFA.

According to the letter signed CAF's secretary general, Amr Fahmy and sent to members of the confederation; Pinnick's appointment would be endorsed at the next CAF Executive Committee meeting in September.

"Following the resignation of the first vice-president Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi and the prevailing situation in the Football Federation of Nigeria. The Caf president, after consulting the members of the Emergency Committee, appointed Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick as first vice president," the letter began

"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."

In the meantime, Chris Giwa on Monday resumed office at the Glasshouse of the Nigeria Football Federation in Abuja, as the president of the football body.

It would be recalled that Giwa who was elected NFF's president on August 26, 2014 has been in a long-standing tussle for the leadership with the Pinnick-led NFF board.

Giwa's reinstatement took place after the Ministry of Youth and Sports directed the NFF to comply with the ruling of the Supreme Court delivered on April 27, that Pinnick vacate his seat as the head of Nigerian football.