FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has confirmed that he will be on a two days working visit to Nigeria alongside the world football federation's Secretary General, Ms Fatma Samoura.
Infantino, who replaced former FIFA head, Sepp Blatter told Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick on Sunday in Paris that he will arrive the shores of Nigeria on July 24.
The former UEFA general secretary will also visit the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa and then hold meeting with a legion of
African FA presidents who are expected in Nigeria to join the NFF to receive the FIFA topshots and attend an evening session with Corporate Nigeria in Lagos.
"The FIFA President and Secretary General will arrive in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Sunday, 24th July on a two –day working visit to Nigeria," Pinnick told thenff.com.
The duo will also meet with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State before watching the finals of the NFF/ZENITH Bank Future Eagles Championship.
A welcome dinner put together by the League Management Company and also attended by members of the diplomatic corps is on the cards.
At the one –hour meeting involving Infantino, Samoura and Pinnick on Sunday, Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung spoke with the FIFA boss and expressed Nigeria’s readiness to welcome the FIFA team.
Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, 54, was appointed FIFA Secretary General at the 66th FIFA Congress in Mexico City on 12th May. The Senegalese, who has wide experience working with the United Nations in several countries, is the first –ever woman to hold the position in FIFA’s 112 –year history.
A few days after her appointment, Samoura welcomed Pinnick and NFF 2nd Vice President/LMC chairman, Shehu Dikko, to a breakfast meeting at her UN office in Abuja.
Infantino, who replaced former FIFA head, Sepp Blatter told Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick on Sunday in Paris that he will arrive the shores of Nigeria on July 24.
The former UEFA general secretary will also visit the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa and then hold meeting with a legion of
"The FIFA President and Secretary General will arrive in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Sunday, 24th July on a two –day working visit to Nigeria," Pinnick told thenff.com.
The duo will also meet with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State before watching the finals of the NFF/ZENITH Bank Future Eagles Championship.
A welcome dinner put together by the League Management Company and also attended by members of the diplomatic corps is on the cards.
At the one –hour meeting involving Infantino, Samoura and Pinnick on Sunday, Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung spoke with the FIFA boss and expressed Nigeria’s readiness to welcome the FIFA team.
Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, 54, was appointed FIFA Secretary General at the 66th FIFA Congress in Mexico City on 12th May. The Senegalese, who has wide experience working with the United Nations in several countries, is the first –ever woman to hold the position in FIFA’s 112 –year history.
A few days after her appointment, Samoura welcomed Pinnick and NFF 2nd Vice President/LMC chairman, Shehu Dikko, to a breakfast meeting at her UN office in Abuja.
NFF President Confirms Gianni Infantino Will Visit Nigeria In July
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