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Football Australia chair Chris Nikou to step down at pivotal time for game

Chris Nikou at the Matildas’ World Cup game against Ireland
Chris Nikou (second from left) at the Matildas’ World Cup game against Ireland. The Football Australia chair will step down in November. Photograph: Matt King/Fifa/Getty Images

Chris Nikou has announced he will stand down as chair of Football Australia before the end of the year with the game at a “pivotal” juncture following the huge success of the Women’s World Cup on home soil.

Nikou, who took the position five years ago after having initially joined the FA board in 2014, will not seek re-election as chair at the upcoming AGM, to be held on 22 November.

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