With the next CAF elections approaching, Former Liberia FA president and former CAF executive member, Musa Bility, says Nigeria’s Amaju Pinnick remains the perfect person for the CAF presidency office.
The Executive Committee of the Confederations of African Football has scheduled the election for March 2021, the Bility, however, claimed during an interview that the Nigerian FA hold the number football office in Africa.
Amaju previously served as the first vice president under incumbent Ahmad Ahmad, but he was replaced by South Africa’s Danny Jordan after a year in the position.
While Ahmad Ahmad has announced his intention to run for another term, Pinnick said in one of his recent interviews, that he’s not in haste to run for the office as he has so many things to ponder on.
Bility however stated that Pinnick is the only threat to Ahmad Ahmad retaining his seat and assured former Delta State of his support, should he decided to run for the office.
“We’ll make sure Pinnick win and I know Pinnick will beat him, so it’s an easy battle, Because Ahmad knows Pinnick is capable of beating him,” he said.
“I don’t have power over Pinnick running for the office, but he’s the right person to contest against Ahmad, just like Ahmad was the right person to push out Issa Hayatou.”
“Pinnick has no choice, he has to contest against Ahmad, and failure contest means he has to resign.
”Then he’s a traitor who no characteristics of a Nigerian,” he said.
The next CAF presidential election scheduled for Morocco in 2021.