Sani Toro, Former General Secretary of the then-Nigeria Football Association (now NFF), has lamented Wednesday’s loss of the FIFA Council seat by Nigeria.
Nigeria’s candidate, Amaju Pinnick lost by a single vote to the duo of Ahmed Yahya of Mauritania and Souleman Hassan Waberi of Djibouti, scoring 29 votes.
Toro, who shares a birthday anniversary with Nigeria’s former legendary goalkeeper, Emmanuel Okala, lamented the loss and sees it more as a loss by Nigeria rather than by an individual.
Despite losing seat, Amaju Pinnick will still be relevant in FIFA
He urged both the National Sports Commission, NSC and the NFF to put the situation behind and focus more on another pressing assignment, the qualification for the 2026 World Cup, which is now on the front burner.
He was the General secretary of the Nigerian football governing body when the country first qualified for the 1994 World Cup.
“Nigeria cannot afford not to be at the forthcoming World Cup, remarked Toro whose tenure, which ran from 21 December 1993 to 3 May 1999, is second in longevity to that of Sanusi Mohammed as General Secretary.
Follow the Sports Village Square channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vaz7mEIGk1FxU8YIXb0H
