Former Nigeria international Austin Okocha has been elected as Delta State Football Association chairman, it was announced in Asaba on Friday.
Okocha got 26 out of the 27 votes that were available to become the new Delta FA boss.
"At the elections conducted in Asaba on Friday, and supervised by Member of the NFF Executive Committee, Alhaji Babagana Kalli, Okocha polled 26 out of the 27 votes cast," the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) stated.
The former Super Eagles captain, will now replace Amaju Pinnick, who is now president of the NFF and relinquished the position after taking up the presidency seat of the country's football governing body.
Okocha had been the vice-chairman of the Delta State FA under Pinnick's reign.
The former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder is also currently the head of the NFF Technical Study Group.
Okocha has now become one of the first among his peers to assume the saddle of chairmanship of a state FA in Nigeria.
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