The botched appointment of French coach, Le Guen seems to have divided the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) even further as Amaju Pinnick narrowly escaped impeachment.

The federation’s Wednesday executive committee meeting in Abuja saw board members threaten to impeach Pinnick after they demanded to know the full details of the sponsorship deal he secured to cover the contract of a foreign coach.

“Pinnick cut a very, very pathetic picture when he was faced with impeachment as board members told him in clear terms they wanted to have all the details of the financials regarding the foreign coach the NFF plan to hire.

“It was only after he promised to divulge all the details of the sponsorship that he was let off the hook,” an official revealed.

This latest row further underlines the discrepancies in the NFF executive committee and the ongoing power play.

And it comes only days before the much-advertised visit of FIFA president Gianni Infantino to Nigeria.

Infantino is due in Abuja on Sunday on a two-day working visit during which he will pay a courtesy call on Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.

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