FIFA President, SG arrive Nigeria, meet Buhari today

FIFA President, Mr. Gianni Infantino and the Secretary General, Ms Fatma

Samoura, accompanied by executive assistants Mattias Grafstrom and Veron
Mosengo-Omba arrived Abuja yesterday on a two day visit.
The world football governors were received on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport by NFF President Amaju Pinnick and General Secretary
Mohammed Sanusi, vice presidents Seyi Akinwunmi and Shehu Dikko, and other
members of the NFF Executive Committee and Management.
A 10-year old girl handed the 46-year old multi-lingual Infantino a bouquet of
flowers as the train emerged from the arrival hall, and a cultural troupe
entertained in the foreground as Infantino and Samoura walked on the red
carpet to waiting cars.
At the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Pinnick accompanied Infantino to the presidential
suite, and meetings between the FIFA President and the NFF Board and with the
visiting FA presidents from other African countries, as well as a cocktail dinner
later yesterday night.
A total of 17 FA presidents from other African countries arrived in Nigeria on
Saturday to join the NFF in receiving Infantino.
They are Kwesi Nyantakyi (Ghana), Lamin Kaba Bajo (The Gambia), Isha
Johansen (Sierra Leone), Musa Bility (Liberia), Juneidi Basha Tilmo (Ethiopia),
Nicholas Kithuku (Kenya), Andrew Chamanga (Zambia), Philip Chiyangwa
(Zimbabwe), Frans Mbidi (Namibia), Chabur Goc Alei (South Sudan), Walter
Nyamilandu (Malawi), Abdiqani Said Arab (Somalia), Vincent Nzamwita
(Rwanda), Moses Magogo (Uganda), Jamal Malinzi (Tanzania), Augustin
Senghor (Senegal) and Souleman Waberi (Djibouti).
Infantino and Samoura, alongside Sports Minister Solomon Dalung, NFF
President Pinnick, chairmen of the Senate and House sports committees, NFF
General Secretary and other NFF board members, and the visiting FA presidents
from other African countries will today pay a courtesy call on President
Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa.
Also on the programme for today is an U-13 exhibition football match at the
National Stadium, visit to the new NFF headquarters and a business dinner with
Nigeria’s political heavyweights and captains of industry.
Dailytrust