The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation held a meeting at the Best Western Plus Hotel, Asaba on Saturday, 11th July 2026 to deliberate on important issues in Nigeria Football and resolved as follows:



1) The Executive Committee praised the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR for accepting that Nigeria hosts this year’s CAF Ordinary General Congress and the CAF Awards Ceremony, following a meeting with the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr Patrice Motsepe at the Africa Summit in Nairobi, Kenya in May this year. The Committee also hailed Dr Motsepe and the CAF leadership for the opportunity given to Nigeria to host two of the Confederation’s most important events.



2) The Executive Committee expressed deep appreciation to the Federal Government, through the National Sports Commission, for the special intervention fund that is being committed to the Nigeria Premier Football League to shore up the league’s profile, boost its commercial value and engineer a robust football economy for Nigeria. While noting the promise by the Government to extend similar intervention to the Nigeria Women Football League, the Committee passionately appealed to the Government, through the NSC, to extend support to the Nigeria National League (NNL) and the Nigeria Nation-Wide League One (NLO) as well.



3) In the same vein, the Executive Committee hailed the pronouncement by the National Sports Commission that it is ready to provide full support to the NFF for the strict enforcement of the Club Licensing regulations, and to shun any attempt by any Club to circumvent any of the provisions in the regulations. 



4) The Executive Committee expressed appreciation to the Executive Governor of Delta State, His Excellency Rt. Hon. (Dr) Sheriff Oborevwori and his administration for accepting to host this year’s President Federation Cup grand finale, and for the warmth and hospitality of the good and great people of ‘The Big Heart’ towards all football stakeholders and visitors to the State during the big occasion on Saturday, 11th July 2026.



5) While commending the move by the National Sports Commission and the Nigeria Football Federation to put in place a Welfare Committee for the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons’ participation at the 14th Women Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Morocco 26th July – 16th August 2026, the Committee charged the girls to go all out and make Nigeria proud by not only winning a ticket to next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Brazil, but also retain the trophy for a record-extending 11th triumph in African football’s flagship women’s competition.



6) Similarly, the Executive Committee challenged the U20 girls, Falconets, to set for themselves a target of becoming the first Nigeria team to win the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup when they participate in the final tournament in Poland in September. It directed the Secretariat to ensure adequate preparations for the girls ahead of the competition, while reminding the team that Nigeria has won silver medals on two occasions from the competition, in 2010 and 2014.



7) The Executive Committee congratulated the U17 Women National Team, Flamingos, for qualifying for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals following a 5-3 defeat of their Beninese counterparts in Lome, Togo on Saturday. The win ensured aggregate victory of 8-5 for Nigeria in the final round of the qualifying series, and Nigeria will once again feature at the tournament to be hosted by Morocco later this year.



8) While expressing delight at the restoration of Nigeria back to the CAF A-License Convention by the Confederation of African Football, the Board challenged Nigerian coaches to take advantage of the several windows of opportunities presented by the many programmes organized by the NFF to continue to update, upgrade and renew their knowledge of the beautiful game, and let the impact of their improvement be felt across the various domestic leagues and competitions.



9) The Executive Committee constituted an interim Board that is now saddled with the organisation of Beach Soccer and Futsal leagues in the country. The Board is composed thus: Mr. Mahmud Hadejia (Chairman); Mr Dele Gbajumo (Member); Hon. Nkopuye Ukpe (Member); Mr. Abdul-Nasir Adamu Senchi (Member); Prof. Victor Madubuiko (Member); Alh. Mohammed Bukar Alau (Member); Miss Onome Ebi (Member); Mr. Saraki Rasheed Oladimeji (CEO); Chief Operating Officer to be appointed by the General Secretary.



IN ATTENDANCE: Ibrahim Musa Gusau (President); Yusuf Ahmed (Member); Sunday Dele-Ajayi (Member); Aisha Falode (Member); Ganiyu Majekodunmi (Member); Nse Essien (Member); Margaret Icheen (Member); Timothy Heman Magaji (Member); H.E. Silas Agara (Member); Mohammed Sanusi (Secretary).



ABSENT WITH APOLOGY: Felix Anyansi-Agwu (1st Vice President); Gbenga Elegbeleye (2nd Vice President); Sharif Rabiu Inuwa (Member); George Aluo (Member)

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