THE Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick will stand in for FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the 30th anniversary of the Ukrainian Association of Football Kyiv, Ukraine on Thursday, the NFF has announced.
Pinnick, who is also a member of the FIFA Council and the CAF Executive Committee, is currently in Doha, Qatar for the ongoing FIFA Arab Cup tournament.
He is scheduled to fly into Kyiv on Wednesday afternoon.
“Personally and on behalf of the whole UAF team, I have the honour to inform you that on 9 December 2021, a significant event for the Ukrainian football will take place – 30 years since the founding of the Ukrainian Association of Football.
“In this respect, I kindly invite you to participate in the respective activities dedicated to celebration of this event in Kyiv, Ukraine,” Andrii Pavelko, President of the Ukrainian Association of Football wrote to the FIFA President.
Infantino has now delegated Pinnick, a former CAF 1st Vice President, to represent him at the landmark occasion.
Pavelko and the UAF General Secretary, Yuriy Zapisotskiy, will receive Pinnick on arrival in Kyiv on Wednesday.
