#FIFAInNigeria: Gianni Infantino Meets President Buhari & NASS | Photos

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Secretary-General Fatma Samoura today met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House.

They were accompanied by the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Amaju Pinnick.

L-R Amaju Pinnick (NFF President), FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, President Buhari, FIFA SG Fatma Samoura, and Solomon Dalung (Min of Sports)

PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI (R), RECEIVING A PENNANT FROM FIFA PRESIDENT, GIANNI INFANTINO, DURING THE LATTER’S VISIT TO THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA IN ABUJA ON MONDAY (25/7/16). 5312/25/7/2016/ICE/EO/BJO/NAN

Infantino and Samoura are currently in Nigeria for a 2-day visit.

After meeting with the President, Infantino and Samoura moved to the National Stadium Abuja to kick off an exhibition match between Abuja U-13 and Enugu U-13.

PIC 30. FROM LEFT: MINISTER OF YOUTH AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT, MR SOLOMON DALUNG; FORMER NIGERIA’S INTERNATIONAL, VICTOR IKPEBA; FIFA PRESIDENT, GIANNI INFANTINO, AND PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA FOOTBALL FEDERATION, AMAJU PINNICK, AT AN EXHIBITION MATCH FOR THE VISITING FIFA PRESIDENT INFANTINO, AT THE NATIONAL STADIUM IN ABUJA ON MONDAY (25/7/16).

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FIFA PRESIDENT, GIANNI INFANTINO, TAKES A KICK-OFF BEFORE AN EXHIBITION MATCH IN HIS HONOUR BETWEEN ABUJA U-13 AND ENUGU U-13 SIDES, AT THE NATIONAL STADIUM IN ABUJA ON MONDAY (25/7/16).

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Infantino had earlier met with the leadership of the National Assembly.

SP Bukola Saraki and FIFA SG Fatma Samoura

He also inspected the renovation going on at the NFF office in Abuja.