Nigeria is set to host the 2026 Confederation of African Football Awards and the 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly later this year, eduhintzus.com reports. Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, approved the bid for the country to host the annual continental football awards.
According to a statement released by the Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday, the approval was made between Tinubu and CAF president Patrice Motsepe during the ongoing Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. Minister of foreign affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, NFF president Ibrahim Gusau, former NFF president and special adviser to the CAF president Amaju Pinnick, and CAF acting general secretary Samson Adamu, were all present at the meeting.
In the statement, the NFF confirmed that the 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly would take place in October this year.
The statement read: “The President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, has approved Nigeria’s proposed hosting of the 48th Ordinary General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football, as well as this year’s CAF Awards Ceremony,” the statement read.
“The 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly will take place in October this year.”
The CAF Ordinary General Assembly is an annual event that brings together presidents of CAF’s 54 member associations, representatives of the six zonal unions and senior football officials from across the continent.
Morroco hosted 2025 CAF Awards
The CAF Awards ceremony remains African football’s most important awards ceremony, where the continent’s top performers are celebrated in an atmosphere of glitz, glamour and prestige.
Morocco hosted the last CAF awards on November 19, 2025, which saw the country dominate several major categories. Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi won the African men’s Player of the Year after helping Paris Saint-Germain win the UEFA Champions League and Ligue 1 title. He is also the first Moroccan player to win the award since Mustapha Hadji in 1998, edging out Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen.
Yassine Bounou won Goalkeeper of the Year, Othmane Maamma was named Young Player of the Year and Ghizlane Chebbak emerged as Women’s Player of the Year after her performances at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria also retained a strong presence at the awards, with Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie winning a second consecutive Goalkeeper of the Year. The Super Falcons were also named National Team of the Year after winning a historic 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title.
Nigeria has hosted the CAF awards four times, with the last edition in Lagos in 2015.
