Nigeria Football Federation President , Amaju Melvin Pinnick, has been removed as CAF 1st Vice President.

This decision was taken at the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, barely 24 hours to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals.

CAF President Ahmad Ahmad, who who is currently embroiled in crises relating to Financial impropriety, believes he doesn’t have the support of his 1st Vice President, Amaju Pinnick.
The Relationship between Pinnick and Ahmad has deteriorated in recent times , with Pinnick’s decision to walk out of a controversial vote to order for a replay of the 2019 CAF Champions League final, believed to be what broke the camel’s back

Amaju Pinnick has been accused of setting up influential African journalists and engaging people alleged to be allies of Issa Hayatou to oust the current CAF boss who is set to relinquish authority to the CAF Secretary general; Fatouma Samoura as FIFA Delegate in August; the first time in 115 years that is Happening.

It is also alleged that Amaju declared war on Ahmad after CAF Secretary General, Mouad Hajji replied a letter from the Nigeria investigatory team that demanded clarification of over $500,000 payment made by the Nigeria Footballs Federation to CAF in 2015.

Guinea’s FA president, Omari Constant, and President of the Mauritania FA, Fouzi Lekjaa, have moved up the ladder with this latest development