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July 18, 2019 Amaju Pinnick removed as CAF 1st Vice President

Amaju Pinnick removed as CAF 1st Vice President

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

Nigeria Battle Tunisia For AFCON Third Place

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will battle Tunisia later today in the third-place match of the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, and football fans are demanding compensation with a bronze medal.

Nigerian football fans made the request after the Eagles’ heart-breaking 2-1 loss to Algeria in the semi-finals last Sunday.

Since the loss, it’s been mixed reactions of disappointments and hope, coupled with a demand that the boys deploy their best to defeat Tunisia and be counted as one of the successful teams in the 2019 AFCON tournament.

The match is slated for 8pm local time.

Police in Bayelsa Launch Manhunt for Siasia’s Mother’s Kidnappers

The Police in Bayelsa State have launched a manhunt for the suspected kidnappers of the mother of Former Super Eagles Coach and player, Samson Siasia.

The Police PRO Bayelsa State Command, Mr. Asinim Butswat who confirmed the Kidnap said the unknown gunmen who were heavily armed came through the waterways of the River Nun at about 2am on Monday and invaded the residence of 80 year old Mrs Ogere Beauty Siasia, in Odoni Village of Sagbama Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.

He said the Commissioner of Police Bayelsa State command, Mr. Uche Anozia and the command’s Tactical Team have visited the scene of the crime, stressing that the command in collaboration with other security stakeholders have launched manhunt to apprehend the killers and rescue the victim as investigation is ongoing.

The suspects were said to have broke the back door to gain entrance into her house according to Family sources who are more concerned that her daily blood pressure medications; hence the fear for her health

It may Interest you to know that this is the second time she will be abducted by Kidnappers.

Mrs. SiaSia spent 13 days in a Kidnappers den in November 2015, and was only released after a ransom of about #600,000 was reportedly paid.

Siasia was then in Gambia preparing the Olympic Eagles for the Under-23 Africa qualifier for 2016 Rio Olympics at the time when his mother was taken by the kidnappers.

Will Amir Khan Still Face Manny Pacquiao in November?

Barely 3 hours after Amir Khan announced that agreements had been reached between his camp and Manny Pacquiao, Pacquiao’s publicist has denied a deal has been agreed for a fight to hold in Saudi Arabia this November.

Amir Khan had claimed the bout in Riyadh on 8 November was “signed off and done” following his stoppage win over Australia’s Billy Dib in the Saudi Arabia on Friday.

But Pacquiao’s spokesperson Fred Sternberg refuted Manny had signed any contract.

“As far as I know it hasn’t been even discussed,”
“Manny has been in training camp for the past eight weeks, four in the Philippines and four in the States, and he hasn’t met with Amir Khan during that time.”

A proposed fight between Khan and Pacquiao fell through in 2017 and the 40-year-old icon is scheduled to fight American Keith Thurman in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Pacquiao holds a record of 61 wins, seven defeats and two draws in a 24-year professional career while Khan has 34 wins and five defeats to his name.

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