CAF confirms Nigerian Samson Adamu as general secretary
- Di Confederation of African Football don confirm Samson Adamu as im substantive general secretary.
- He become di first Nigerian to hold di top administrative post for di Cairo-based body.
- Di Nigeria Football Federation don welcome di appointment and promise am support.
Di Confederation of African Football (CAF) don confirm Nigerian Samson Adamu as im substantive general secretary, a post he bin dey hold in acting capacity since March this year.
Di confirmation, wey dem announce on Thursday, make am di first Nigerian to serve as CAF's chief operating officer in di body's 70-year history, according to di Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Adamu join di Cairo-based organisation as Director of Competitions and later serve as Director of Tournaments and Events. Dem name am acting general secretary on Sunday, 29 March, after di resignation of Swiss-Congolese Veron Mosengo-Omba.
Why e matter
For Nigerian football, di appointment put a home-grown administrator for di centre of decision-making in African football, from competition rules to how money and hosting rights dey shared among member associations.
Di NFF's Acting General Secretary, Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme, talk say di federation dey happy with di news.
"This is, indeed, very good news. I am so happy for Samson Adamu on his confirmation," Ikpeme talk.
He describe Adamu as a highly knowledgeable person wey don dey improve himself and e well-rounded in football administration.
Ikpeme add say di NFF go give Adamu all di necessary support as a member association under CAF.
"We wish him tremendous success in the job," he talk.
What happen next
Adamu now move from acting to substantive head of CAF's administration, working with di continental body's leadership on competitions and day-to-day operations.
For Nigerian clubs, players and fans, his tenure go dey watched closely on issues wey touch dem directly, including continental competition slots and di hosting of matches.
