With at least two Nigerians considering standing for the post of FIFA president, Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick reiterated that "anyone from Nigeria wishing to stand must meet the conditions laid out by the NFF Executive Committee," according to Mark Baber of INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL. Pinnick said, "The NFF is presently working to rebuild and repair the country's football, in order that we can return to global reckoning. There are so many things we are doing to ensure this, and the NFF is determined that our country does not become a laughing stock as a result of another false step in the political sphere." Pinnick added, "As the NFF has stated, over the past four years, our country has lost two elections into FIFA/CAF seats. Our stock in football politics has dipped, and for this reason, we must weigh carefully every other step we wish to take again in that respect." With both Chief Segun Odegbami and former governor of Abia state Chief Orji Uzor Kalu interested in the job as FIFA president, the NFF laid out conditions "in order to guard against our country suffering such undeserved embarrassment and being reduced to a fringe player at international level." The conditions include "a letter of endorsement from the relevant State Football Association, provision of evidence of fulfillment of the FIFA Presidential election eligibility provisions, endorsement by continental football governing body and a letter of support from the National Sports Commission" (INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL, 9/21).