Amaju Melvin Pinnick a Nigerian football administrator, who was a former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) from 2014 to 2022.

He was elected NFF president in September 2014 and reelected on 20 September 2018.

He was also First Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) from September 2018 to July 2019, and a member of the Organising Committee for FIFA competitions.


He was a formerly the chairman of the Delta State Football Association and a blood brother of the Delta state first lady

In his tenure he made the national team coaches of the Super Eagles prioritizing the invitation of foreign-based players over players in the domestic championship unlike the previous NFF.
He even personally goes to talk to Nigerians born abroad to come play for a super Eagles

In the past,

Before Amaju took over, Of the 23 players who were part of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad, six were home-based players, namely Ejike Uzoenyi (Rangers), Sunday Mba (Rangers), Chigozie Agbim (Rangers), Godfrey Oboabona (Sunshine Stars), Reuben Gabriel (Kano Pillars) and Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves).

2013 AFCON-winning coach Keshi also picked eight home-based players for the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup and four Nigerian League stars for the 2014 World Cup.


2 the domestic under him was relegated to the background
No local players ever nears the national team

3. The previous grassroots development program for u13, u15 and u17 have been abandoned.
Recall the likes of iheanavho, Ndidi, nwakalis were all products from such program

But today all have been scrapt we are now begging anybody born abroad Wii a Nigerian parentage to come play