AFCON HAS APPOINTED A NEW PRSIDENT

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Pinnick has been appointed as the President of the Organising Committee for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the most important committee in the workings of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) aside the Executive Committee
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The announcement was made at the executive committee meeting of CAF in Bahrain on Monday.
The Twitter handle of the NFF tweeted the news.
“Breaking: NFF President Amaju Pinnick has just been appointed President of Afcon and Media Committees of CAF,” the tweet read.
Pinnick will have President of the Zimbabwe Football Federation, Dr. Philip Chiyangwa as his deputy in the AFCON panel.
It is the first time in CAF’s 60-year history that a Nigerian would head the very influential Organizing Committee for the Africa Cup of Nations – CAF’s flagship competition which is of the same age.
Ghana Football Association president, Kwesi Nyatakyi, was appointed CAF vice-president while the president of DR Congo Football Association, Constant Omari, was named the second vice-president of CAF.
SAFA President, Dr. Danny Jordaan, a former university lecturer and parliamentarian who was chief organiser of the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals, was named Chairman of the Marketing and TV Committee, while 1988 African Player of the Year, Kalusha Bwalya heads the Technical and Development Committee.