๐ง๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ 2026 ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐
President Bola Tinubu approves Nigeria’s bid to host the 2026 CAF Awards and the 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly….
The President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, has approved Nigeriaโs proposed hosting of the 48th Ordinary General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football, as well as this yearโs CAF Awards Ceremony. The 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly will take place in October this year.
The President announced this at the ongoing Africa Forward Summit ongoing in Nairobi, Kenya, following a meeting with CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, with Nigeriaโs Foreign Affairs Minister, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, President of Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON), Special Adviser to the CAF President, Amaju Melvin Pinnick (OFR) and CAF Acting General Secretary, Samson Adamu, in attendance.
The CAF Ordinary General Assembly brings together leading figures in African football, including presidents of CAFโs 54 Member Associations, representatives from the six zonal unions, and senior football officials from across the continent.
The CAF Awards is an annual showpiece event that celebrates the best performers in African football in an atmosphere of glitz, glamour, and sheer panache.
๐ธ Photo shows President Tinubu (second from right) in a handshake with Motsepe (third from right), while Mrs Odumegwu-Ojukwu (right), Gusau (third from left), Pinnick (second from left) and Samson Adamu (left) watch.
SB E-news

