Nigeria will host the 2026 Confederation of African Football ,CAF, Awards Ceremony and the 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly, reports Completesports.com.
The 2026 CAF Ordinary General Assembly will hold in October.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved Nigeria’s proposed hosting of both events at the Africa Forward Summit currently ongoing in Nairobi, Kenya, following a meeting with CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe.
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Also present at the meeting were Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu; President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON); Special Adviser to the CAF President, Amaju Melvin Pinnick (OFR); and CAF Acting General Secretary, Samson Adamu.
The hosting rights further underline Nigeria’s growing influence in African football, and its commitment to supporting the development of the game across the continent.
The CAF Ordinary General Assembly brings together leading figures in African football, including presidents of CAF’s 54 Member Associations, representatives from the six zonal unions and senior football officials from across the continent.
CAF Awards is an annual showpiece event that celebrates the best performers in African football in an atmosphere of glitz, glamour and sheer panache.
