Against speculations in a section of the sporting media that former FIFA Council Member, Amaju Melvin Pinnick OFR,ROI may be selected to head the proposed Normalisation Committee to midwife reforms in the governance structures of the country’s football, a top official of the country’s sports yesterday dismissed the reports as untrue.
“There is no truth in former NFF President, Amaju Pinnick coming back to head the Normalisation Committee. We were with him in Zurich yesterday and he was very specific in telling FIFA that he wants to be left alone to run his private business and enjoy his roles in global football circles ” observed the top official on telephone from Europe last night.
Although the official declined to name the persons proposed for the committee to create the roadmap for Nigeria’s football to return to where it belongs globally, he was pained that despite all the good work Pinnick did for Nigerian football, some stakeholders continue to speak negative of him.
“Pinnick deserves praises and not the toxic atmosphere that some persons have created around him. His record of massive sponsorship that he attracted to the NFF under his watch remains unmatched by any past president.
