It was not a good news at all for Nigeria as former president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick has lost his seat in the FIFA Council.
Pinnick got 28 votes, one short of the 29 obtained by Souleiman Hassan Waberi of Djibouti, the fifth person who got into the FIFA Council.
The results:
- Fouzi Lekjaa: 49 votes
- Hani Abou Rida: 35 votes
- Djibrilla Hima Hamidou: 35 votes
- Ahmed Yahya: 29 votes
- Souleiman Waberi: 29 votes
Amaju Pinnick: 28 votes
Andrew Kamanga: 19 votes
Yacine Diallo: 18 votes
Augustin Senghor: 13 votes
Mathurin de Chacus: Pulled out
WOMEN
Kanizat Ibrahim: 30 votes
Lydia Nsekera: 13 votes
Isha Johansen: 07 votes
