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BREAKING: Gusau Elected New NFF President

Gusau has been elected the new NFF President.

 

Newsonline reports that Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has been elected the new President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

He was elected at NFF’s 78th Elective Congress in Benin, the Edo State capital.

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In the first ballot, Gusau polled 21 votes to finish first ahead of former Ist Vice President Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi who got 12 votes while the erstwhile League Management Committee (LMC) Chairman Shehu Dikko got just six votes. Peteside Idah and Abbah Yola got one vote each.

While the trio of Akinwunmi, Dikko, Yola opted out of a possible rerun since Gusau did not get the mandatory 22 votes to win on the first ballot, Idah pressed for a rerun and it was conducted by the electoral body .

In the ensuing rerun, Gusau polled 39 votes while Idah got one vote while one was voided.

With that, he former Chairman of Chairmen in the last board led by Amaju Melvin Pinnick becomes the 40th man to lead Nigerian football.

 

NewsOnline Nigeria

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