Samson Adamu, the Nigerian football administrator, has been appointed as the acting secretary general of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The appointment, which was approved on Sunday during a CAF
congress meeting at the Giza Palace Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, makes Adamu the
first Nigerian to hold the position since the continent’s football-governing
body was founded nearly seven decades ago.
Adamu’s elevation follows the resignation of Veron
Mosengo-Omba, the Swiss-Congolese official who stepped down from the role on
the same day.
Before the landmark appointment, Adamu served as CAF’s
director of tournaments and events, a role that saw him oversee the logistics
and execution of major continental competitions.
His name was proposed by the CAF executive committee before
receiving the official nod from the congress in Cairo.
The secretary general is widely considered the “engine room”
of African football, responsible for the day-to-day administration of the body,
legal matters, and the implementation of decisions made by the executive
committee.
With the appointment, Nigeria finally secures a seat at the
highest level of CAF’s administrative hierarchy, ending a drought that dates
back to the organisation’s inception in 1957.
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