Football

Nigeria’s Samson Adamu appointed CAF acting Secretary General

Nigerian football administrator, Samson Adamu, was on Sunday appointed as the Acting Secretary General of the Confederation of African Football.

With the appointment, Adamu is the first Nigerian to hold the revered position since the continent’s football-governing body was founded seven decades ago.

He replaces Swiss-Congolese Veron Mosengo-Omba, who tendered his resignation the same day. Before his appointment, Adamu was the CAF’s Director of Tournaments and Events.

His name was proposed by the CAF Executive Committee and ratified by the Congress at its meeting on Sunday, 29th March 2026, at the Giza Palace Hotel in Cairo, Egypt.

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Taofeek Lawal

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