FIFA President, CAF President, Others For Summit In Nigeria

BEVERLY HILLS, February 14, (THEWILL) – FIFA President, Gianni Infantino will be in Nigeria next week when the FIFA Executive Football Summit kicks off between February 20 and 22 at the Eko Hotels in Lagos.

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick, announced the development during an interview on AIT.

“Gianni Infantino will be in Nigeria on Monday (next week) for the FIFA Executive Summit which will be a three-day event and this will bring all international media down to Nigeria,” he said.

Others expected at the summit include CAF President, Ahmad, FIFA General Secretary, Fatima Samba Samoura, President of the Dutch FA, Michael Van Praag, Slavisa Ikokezia, President of Serbia federation as well as six presidents from the Caribbean nations. 12 African countries are also expected to feature at the event.

This will be Infantino’s second visit to Nigeria within six months.

Abdullahi Maikudi, THEWILL

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