Pinnick ordered to support Hayatou during CAF polls
seems to have gotten an endorsement from Nigeria’s government, in his bid to be
re-elected again.
country’s football association to back Issa Hayatou, according to a senior
official, on Monday.
Amaju Pinnick, has publicly came out in support of Hayatou’s main opponent,
Ahmad Ahmad, but a decree is coming from the top now to him to drop his support
for Ahmad.
widening the gap between the NFF and the Nigeria sport’s minister, Solomon
Dalung, and Nigerian members of CAF’s executive committee.
presidency established that a meeting chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo
has ordered Pinnick to vote for Hayatou due to the co-existing ties between Nigerian
and Cameroon.
existing joint relationship between Nigeria and Cameroon and most recently both
countries collaborated in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency,” he
added.
jeopardise this relationship.
been ordered to cast his vote for Hayatou even if every other country failed to
do so, as Nigeria does not owe Madagascar anything.”
2009 in a conflict that has left at least 20,000 people dead and displaced more
than 2.6 million.
fight Islamist extremist, Boko Haram since 2009, which by implication could be
an added advantage for Hayatou to get Nigerian’s support.
indicated his interest for Nigerian vote to go for Hayatou and said this was in
the country’s interest and for a reason of geographical proximity but also being
“a true friend”.