There are very strong indications that oil magnate and owner of Nigeria premier league club FC IfeanyiUbah Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah is being prepared to gun for a seat on the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
“Ifeanyi Ubah is being positioned to contest for a seat on the CAF executive committee,” a highly-placed official exclusively informed AfricanFootball.com
It was further gathered that the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is behind the plot to install the wealthy club owner, who interestingly in the 90s tried out as a goalkeeper in Fanny Amun’s Golden Eaglets.
The plot has already seen Ifeanyi Ubah elected as chairman of Anambra Football Association in a polls that is still shrouded in controversies.
The club owner was one of the top officials who welcomed FIFA present Gianni Infantino on his recent visit to Nigeria.
He was one of a handful of officials who visited Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock Villa along with Infantino after several top officials including NFF general secretary were left out.
AfricanFootball.com further gathered that the NFF leadership specially presented IfeanyiUbah to the 18 African FA presidents who were part of Infantino’s visit.
