A leading billionaire industrialist Femi Otedola, president of the Asian Football Confederation, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and the president of Palestine Football Association, General Jibril Rajoub are among the latest prominent world citizens to felicitate with NFF President Amaju Pinnick over his election into the CAF Executive Committee.
Otedola, in a short message to only the third Nigerian to sit on the exalted CAF Executive Committee, said, “My brother, congratulations on your appointment. It is well deserved.”
Al Khalifa, who came second behind Gianni Infantino in last year’s FIFA Presidential election, wrote to Pinnick, “Your election is a testimony of the faith and confidence the African football family has in your abilities and I am confident that you will make valuable contributions for the further development of football in your beautiful continent.
On Monday, Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote also congratulated Pinnick on his recent election as a CARF Executive Committee member.
