By Our Correspondent
Nigerian football administrator Samson Adamu was on Sunday appointed Acting Secretary General of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). He is the first Nigerian to hold the position since the continent’s football-governing body was founded seven decades ago.
Adamu replaces Swiss-Congolese Veron Mosengo-Omba, who tendered his resignation on the same day.
Prior to his appointment, Adamu served as 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.
