CAF 1st Vice Presidency: Pinnick Shuns AFCON Final, Departs For Nigeria

CAF 1st Vice President: Pinnick Shuns AFCON Final, Departs For Nigeria

By Niyi Busari

President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick will not be in Egypt when the final of the 2019 African Cup of Nations gets underway later today, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

Pinnick, the president 2019 African Nations Cup holding in Morocco has been reportedly left his duties at today's final between Algeria and Senegal for Nigeria.

A veteran journalist, Osasu Obayiuwana who is in Egypt reported that Amaju Pinnick will not attend the AFCON final as he departs for Nigeria.

At the CAF Congress on Thursday NFF president, Amaju Pinnick loses his seat as first vice president of CAF. There have been cold war between him and CAF president, Ahmad Ahmad.

"Breaking: @PinnickAmaju, the President of the #AFCON committee, is not attending the #AFCON2019 final. He departs for Nigeria, after @AAhmad_CAF declined to give him a second term as @CAF_Online 1st Vice-President on Thursday. https://t.co/C1C4M1Pr4Y" Osasu tweeted.