FIFA President To Attend Executive Summit In Lagos

Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick in an address to a section of press on Tuesday announced that FIFA President Gianni Infantino will take part in the forthcoming FIFA Executive Summit to be held in Lagos later in the month of February.

“Gianni Infantino will be in Nigeria on Monday for the FIFA Executive Summit which will be a three-day event and this will bring all international media down to Nigeria,’’ Pinnick said.

Representatives of 25 associations are scheduled to attend the meeting that will take place at Eko Hotel and Suites, where they will talk on shaping world football with discussions to focus on moving Football to the next level as well as youth programme and female competition.

CAF President Ahmad Ahmad presence is also expected together with FIFA General Secretary, Fatima Samba Samoura as twelve presidents from African nation and six from Caribbean will report their experiences, share knowledge and coordinate their next steps