Tinubu Approves Nigeria’s Hosting Of CAF Ordinary Congress, CAF Awards

May 13, 2026 Victor Oriola

By BENJAMIN OMOIKE

NAIROBI, Kenya – President Bola Tinubu 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 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 Nigeria’s 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 CAF’s 54 Member Associations, representatives from the six zonal unions and senior football officials from across the continent.

From left: CAF Acting General Secretary, Samson Adamu; Special Adviser to the CAF President, Amaju Pinnick (OFR); President of Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON); CAF President, Dr. Patrice Motsepe; Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, at the ongoing Africa Forward Summit, ongoing in Nairobi, Kenya.

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.