Football
The Confederation of
African Football (CAF) has picked former 1st Vice President of Nigeria Football
Federation, Mazi Amanze Uchegbulam and seasoned sports journalist, Morakinyo
Abodunrin as part of its strong official delegation to the forthcoming Total
U17 Africa Cup of Nations (Gabon 2017) to be held 14-28 May.
The high-calibre
delegation to the 12th continental cadet competition is led by newly-elected
CAF President Mr. Ahmad from Madagascar along with a member of the Executive
Committee, Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi from Ghana, and also includes 1988 African
Player of the Year, Kalusha Bwalya who would preside over the organising
committee.
In a letter dated April
20th and signed by CAF’s Acting Secretary General, Essam, Uchegbulam is
designated as the vice-president of the of the Appeal Board while Abodunrin,
the media officer of Nigeria U17 team (Golden Eaglets), would serve in the
media as the English Editor for the competition.
Meanwhile, fast-rising
arbiter Ferdinand Anietie Udoh would be the only Nigerian referee at the event,
and this would be his second successive attendance at the U17 AFCON after he
made his debut in Niger Republic in 2015.
NFF President Amaju
Pinnick, a member of the CAF Executive Committee and also member of the
influential Organizing Committee for FIFA Competitions, described the various
appointments as a welcome development, saying he was confident the trio would
bring their experience to bear towards a successful event in Gabon.
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