Pinnick, 50, was elected as a member of the FIFA Council
during the 43rd CAF Ordinary General Assembly which was held in Rabat, the
Moroccan capital on Friday.
He beat Walter Nyamilandu of Malawi to the position.
Pinnick is the third Nigerian to be elected into the FIFA
council.
The others were Etubom Orok Oyo, now late and Amos Adamu.
The former Delta Football Association (DFA) Chairman was
also elected as the fifth vice-president of CAF.
South African billionaire, Patrice Motsepe emerged as the
President of CAF, taking over from Ahmad Ahmad, following a mediation by FIFA.
“Africa needs collective wisdom, but also the exceptional
talent and wisdom of every (national football association) president and every
member nation,” he said.
“When we all work together, football in Africa will
experience success and growth that it has not enjoyed in the past.”
Africa has suffered serious setbacks in recent years with
all five qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia eliminated after the first
round — the continent’s worst showing in 36 years.
Last November, Ahmad Ahmad from Madagascar became the first
CAF president to be banned by FIFA.
His five-year suspension for “governance issues” was cut to
two after appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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