CAF confirms Nigeria's Adamu as substantive general secretary

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has confirmed Nigeria's Samson Adamu arsenic its substantive General Secretary, DAILY POST reports.

Adamu made past arsenic the archetypal Nigerian to inhabit the station successful the organisation's 70-year history.

The shot administrator, who is the lad of Amosu Adamu, a erstwhile subordinate of the Federation of International Football Association, FIFA, Executive Committee antecedently occupied the relation successful acting capacity.

He was named arsenic CAF’s Acting General Secretary connected Sunday, 29 March

2026 pursuing the resignation of Swiss-Congolese Veron Mosengo-Omba.

Adamu has antecedently served arsenic CAF’s Director of Competitions and Director of Tournaments and Events.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has already congratulated him connected his appointment.

NFF’s Acting General Secretary, Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme is optimistic Adamu volition marque the state proud.

CAF confirms Nigeria's Adamu arsenic substantive wide caput