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NFF president meets Lionel Messi at the Best FIFA Football Awards

Pinnick will likely meet Messi again in November when the Super Eagles of Nigeria face Argentina in a friendly game.
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The Best FIFA Football Awards held on Monday, October 23 at Palladium theatre in London on Monday, October 23.

The NFF boss attended the awards with one of his vice presidents, Shehu Dikko who also doubles as the chairman of the League Management Company (LMC) organisers of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

In photos that have emerged on social media, Pinnick and Dikko are seen in photos with Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.

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Pinnick who is a member of FIFA’s Organising Committee for Competitions also attended last year’s the Best FIFA Football Awards.

The NFF and their Argentine counterparts have reached an agreement for a friendly between Nigeria and Argentina on Tuesday, November 14 in Krasnodar, a city in Russia where the World Cup will be played.

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