FIFA President Holds Meeting With NFF Executives As He Lands In Nigeria. Photos

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, accompanied by Secretary General Fatma Samoura, on Sunday arrived in Abuja on a two-day visit.

The duo was received by the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, as well as several members of the Federation’s Executive Committee and management staff. ...

Infantino and Samoura were treated to a brief display by a cultural troupe on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, before a session of photographs with the NFF members. They were however unable to stay longer for any contact with others not within the NFF family as security was tight around them, with no opportunity to speak with the media. 

On the sidelines of the airport reception were a few placard-carrying youths, who were however kept at bay by security men who confiscated their placards few minutes before Infantino’s arrival. 

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports however that the youths looked quite harmless, as their placards bore messages of support for the Pinnick-led NFF. 

The FIFA team were to be treated to a welcome cocktail at the Transcorp Hilton later in the evening.