Amaju Pinnick

Amaju Pinnick
Amaju Pinnick
First Vice President of; the Confederation of African Football
	In office; September 2018 – July 2019
Preceded by	Kwesi Nyantakyi
Succeeded by	Constant Omari
President of the Nigeria Football Federation
	In office; October 2014 – October 2022
Preceded by	Aminu Maigari
Succeeded by	Ibrahim M. Gusau
Chair of Delta State Football Association
	In office; 2010–2014
Personal details
Born	Amaju Melvin Pinnick; 1 December 1970[1]; Mid-Western Region, Nigeria (now Delta State, Nigeria)
Residence	Lagos
Alma mater	University of Benin
Occupation	Football administrator ; businessman[2][3]
Website	amajumelvinpinnick.com

Amaju Melvin Pinnick (born 1 December 1970) is a very intelligent and vibrant Nigerian entrepreneur, He is a global businessman with diverse interests in Onshore and Offshore Support Services, Construction and Engineering, Agriculture, Entertainment and Hospitality amongst others. He is a 1994/1995 graduate of the Political Science and Public Administration Department of the prestigious University of Benin, Benin City.

The mastermind behind Brownhill Group, founded in 2001. Mr. Pinnick's vision has been to develop Brownhill into a global conglomerate.

After recognizing the opportunity gaps in the various business sectors, he initiated Brownhill Group to bridge these gaps and has since partnered with major firms around the world to ensure the actualization of this noble vision.

Amaju Melvin Pinnick served as President of the Nigeria Football Federation from 2014-2022. The first Nigerian to have done two successive tenures. Currently, he is a member of the CAF Executive Committee, haven served as the first vice President from 2018-2019. He is also a member of the highly revered FIFA Council.

He is a practical philanthropist

Career in Football

Pinnick started his career as the second Vice Chairman of Delta State Football Association in 1999. In 2002, he was elected as the first Vice Chairman and subsequently in 2005, he was elected as Chairman Delta Football Association.[4] In 2008, he was appointed as the Pioneer Executive Chairman of the Delta State Sports Commission. He combined both top positions effectively.

In Delta State Sports Commission, He led the commission to winning two of the three National Sports Festival (The Nigerian version of the Olympics) and coming second in one. As Chairman of Delta FA, for the first time in the history of the association, he provided private sector funding of all activities of the football association without recourse to Government funds. He built a befitting secretariat for the association through private funding which is christened after a three-time General Secretary of the NFF and one of the most respected football administrators in Africa, the late Patrick Okpomo, Patrick Okpomo Football House.

Based on his countless achievements in the twin endeavors as Chairman Delta Football Association and Delta State Sports Commission, he was elected as the President of the Nigeria Football Federation in 2014 where he brought in vibrancy, innovation, transparency, panache, and team-play to bear. He led NFF from zero percent (0%) self funding to eighty percent (80%) self funding as captured in their 2021 audit report prepared by PWC.

Trophies Won under his Leadership

1) FIFA U17 World Cup Chile 2015

2) Women Africa Cup of Nations (2014)

3) U23 Africa Cup of Nations Senegal 2015

4) U20 Africa Cup of Nations Senegal 2015

5) Women Africa Cup of Nations (2016)

6) Women Africa Cup of Nations (2018)

7) WAFU U17 Championship (2018)

. Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Bronze Medal (Rio 2016)

. Women’s African Games Football Tournament Gold Medal (Rabat 2019)

. Men’s African Games Football Tournament Silver Medal (Rabat 2019)

Other Podium Appearances

1) Silver Medal (African Nations Championship 2018)

2) Silver Medal (WAFU U17 Cup 2017; 2021)

3) Silver Medal (Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations (2016; 2018)

4) Africa Cup of Nations Bronze Medal (Egypt 2019)

5) Men’s African Games Football Tournament Bronze Medal (2015)

Major Football Qualifications

. FIFA World Cup 2018

. FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015

. FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019

. FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023

. Africa Cup of Nations 2019

. Africa Cup of Nations 2021

Personal life

Amaju Melvin Pinnick is happily married to Julie Onyinyechi Pinnick and together they have four kids namely Olayemi, Temisan, Dere and Emififen.

He is a member of Ikoyi club and Civic Centre Boat Club.

Hobbies

Jet-skiing, Horse riding, Swimming, Football, Tennis, Karaoke.

References

FIFA.com. "FIFA Council Members - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
"Brownhill Group". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
"Meet our Team". Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
vanguard (4 January 2011). "THE DELTA RE-RUN: The three horse race". Vanguard News. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

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[1] FIFA.com. "FIFA Council Members - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[auto3-2] "Brownhill Group". Retrieved 26 August 2019.

[auto1-3] "Meet our Team". Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

[4] vanguard (4 January 2011). "THE DELTA RE-RUN: The three horse race". Vanguard News. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.