Pinnick who held a meeting with his counterpart from England, Greg Dyke at the Wembley Stadium on Tuesday said the FA is keen to work with the NFF and will do all it takes to uplift Nigeria football.
"Greg Dyke was visibly interested in the goings-on in Nigeria. He was asking lots of questions and seemed satisfied with our answers, especially regarding the direction we are taking Nigerian football,” Pinnick told the NFF website.
"I made it very clear to him that we look up to England, not with envy but with awe at their organizational ability and we want to learn from them.
"I have requested that the FA should consider formalizing our relationship through a Memorandum of Understanding, and have detailed our Special Envoy to explore ways of getting that formal document in place, subject to the FA’s approval; capturing areas through which we will benefit from their expertise, and present it to them, so that we can have a formal signing soon.”
The former boss of the Delta State Football Association also noted that the FA has been of massive help to the federation, assisting in the training and capacity building of two batches of Nigerian referees since he assumed office.
"From the group that has visited England on capacity building, our referees have been invited to officiate in the African U-17 Championship, the African Youth Championship and the African Beach Soccer Championships.
“You can also see that in our League, the integrity of our referees have improved and you can see that teams are going away to win matches in our Premier League with no fuss,” he added.
All Chairmen of the State FAs and other stakeholders in Nigeria football are expected to attend a leadership summit billed for August in London.
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