President Bola Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s bid to host the 48th Ordinary General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and this year’s CAF Awards ceremony.
The CAF Congress is scheduled for October and will bring together the most influential figures in African football. Delegates will include presidents of CAF’s 54 member associations, officials from the six zonal unions and senior administrators from across the continent.
The announcement was made during the ongoing Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya earlier today, May 12, after a meeting between President Tinubu and CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe.
Also present were Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ibrahim Musa Gusau, Special Adviser to the CAF President Amaju Melvin Pinnick and CAF Acting General Secretary Samson Adamu.
Hosting rights for both events are widely seen as a major boost for Nigeria’s standing in African football governance. The CAF Ordinary General Assembly serves as the organisation’s key decision-making platform, where major policies, development plans and strategic directions are discussed and adopted.
Alongside the congress, Nigeria will stage the CAF Awards, one of African football’s most prestigious annual events. The ceremony celebrates the continent’s standout players, coaches and teams.
