BY JUDE MADUEKE—President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s proposal to host the 2026 CAF Awards and the 48th Confederation of African Football General Assembly, a major continental football event expected to bring together key stakeholders from across Africa.
The approval was announced in a statement from the Nigeria Football Federation following a meeting between President Tinubu and CAF President Patrice Motsepe at the Africa Forward Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya.
The meeting also included Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, NFF President Ibrahim Gusau, former NFF boss Amaju Pinnick, and CAF Acting General Secretary Samson Adamu.
The CAF General Assembly, scheduled for October 2026, will gather presidents of member associations, zonal representatives, and senior football administrators to discuss governance and policy direction for African football.
The CAF Awards, one of the continent’s top football ceremonies, will also be part of the events, celebrating outstanding achievements in the sport, with the most recent award going to Achraf Hakimi in 2025 after a standout season with Paris Saint-Germain.
