NYON, SWITZERLAND – JULY 03: UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino speaks during the UEFA 2014/15 Futsal Cup Preliminary and Main Round Draw at the UEFA headquarters, The House of European Football, on July 3, 2014 in Nyon, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images for UEFA)
… To meet Buhari, Ambode, others
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, will begin a two-day working visit to Nigeria on July 24.
Infantino will be accompanied on the trip to Nigeria by FIFA Secretary General, Fatma Samoura.
The Swiss – Italian, who was elected FIFA president at an extraordinary general assembly held in Zurich on February 26, confirmed the trip at a meeting with NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, in Paris, France, on Sunday.
“The FIFA president and Secretary General will arrive in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Sunday, 24th July on a two –day working visit to Nigeria,” africanFootball.com quoted Pinnick as saying on Monday.
During the visit, the FIFA supremo will meet President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He will also hold meeting with some football federation chiefs from Africa in Abuja.
Infantino and Samoura will attend an evening session with Corporate Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday and later meet the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode.
The visiting FIFA officials will also watch the final of the NFF/ZENITH Bank Future Eagles Championship.
