NFF shake-up: Ikpeme named interim General Secretary 

Emmanuel Ikpeme has been appointed interim General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, DAILY POST reports.

The National Sports Commission, NSC, endorsed the assignment of Ikpeme, who until present served arsenic Deputy General Secretary of the NFF, pursuing the resignation of cardinal officials of the federation on Thursday.

Similarly, Ademola Olajire, antecedently the NFF’s Director of Media and Communications, has besides been appointed interim Deputy General Secretary.

DAILY POST recalls that NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau, the General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, and members of the Executive Committee resigned from their posts on Thursday.

Gusau precocious came nether aggravated unit pursuing the Super Falcons’ mediocre outing astatine the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

The 10-time African champions were eliminated successful the quarter-finals by the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon.

They besides failed to unafraid a berth astatine the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, scheduled to beryllium held successful Brazil.

Nigeria’s U-20 side, the Flying Eagles, besides failed to suffice for the 2027 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

The Flying Eagles were thrashed 4-1 by Burkina Faso successful the last of the WAFU B U-20 Championship.

NFF shake-up: Ikpeme named i...