President Bola Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s bid to host the 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards and the 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly.
According to the Nigeria Football Federation, the approval was given during the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, after Tinubu met with CAF President Patrice Motsepe.
The meeting was attended by Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, NFF President Ibrahim Gusau, former NFF President Amaju Pinnick, and CAF official Samson Adamu.
“The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, has approved Nigeria’s proposed hosting of the 48th Ordinary General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football, as well as this year’s CAF Awards Ceremony,” the statement read.
“The 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly will take place in October this year.
The 48th CAF General Assembly is scheduled for October this year and will bring together football leaders from all 54 CAF member countries.
The CAF Awards is one of Africa’s biggest football events, celebrating top players and coaches across the continent. Nigeria has hosted the event four times before, including the 2015 edition in Lagos.
