CAF Appoints Nigeria’s Samson Adamu As Acting General Secretary

New CAF SG Samson Adamu, between CAF President’s Special Adviser Amaju Pinnick and NFF President Ibrahim Musa Gusau in Cairo on Sunday (PHOTO CREDIT: NFF)   Nigeria’s Samson Adamu has been named the caretaker general secretary of The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”). Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569656851-0"); }); CAF President Patrice Motsepe announced on Sunday at a press conference in Cairo after a meeting of CAF executives. READ ALSO: I’ll Respect, Implement CAS Decision On AFCON Final Row – CAF President Adamu replaces the retiring Democratic Republic of Congo’s Veron Mosengo-Omba, who assumed the position in March 2021. The 66-year-old Mosengo-Omba had been criticised for staying on as general secretary past the organisation’s mandatory retirement age of 63. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569913499-0"); }); He has also been accused by some employees of creating a toxic atmosphere in the workplace, although an investigation after staff complaints cleared him of any wrongdoing. In a brief message posted on X, the Nigeria Football Federation celebrated Adamu’s appointment, which read ”Congratulations to our own Samson Adamu, who has been appointed Acting General Secretary of CAF.” Congratulations to our own Samson Adamu who has been appointed Acting General Secretary of CAF pic.twitter.com/qjzJZYJwux Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672587799169-0"); }); — The NFF (@thenff) March 29, 2026 Adamu served as CAF’s Director of Competitions from 2018, where he supervised the organisation of major tournaments across the continent. He was also instrumental in the planning of the Africa Cup of Nations and CAF club tournaments. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672587060870-0"); }); Join Our Whatsapp Channel To join: Simply click on the link below & turn on notifications to get the latest updates Subscribe to Our Newsletter In This Article: CAF Samson Adamu More Stories I’ll Respect, Implement CAS Decision On AFCON Final Row – CAF President Senegal Parade AFCON Trophy At Stade De France, Despite Being Stripped Of Title ‘Everyone Knows Senegal Are African Champions’ Despite CAF’s Decision, Says Coach /* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * * / var disqus_shortname = 'channelstelevision'; // Required - Replace example with your forum shortname / * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */ (function() { var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true; dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq); })(); Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.

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